Meanings
nounLangmuir spiral (plural Langmuir spirals)
plural Langmuir spirals
- The spiralling motion of water caused by Langmuir circulation.
Origin
From Irving Langmuir, American chemist and physicist.
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APA
Langmuir spiral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Langmuir%20spiral
MLA
“Langmuir spiral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Langmuir%20spiral. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Langmuir spiral,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Langmuir%20spiral.
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