turbidity current
noun Geology.
a turbid, dense current of sediments in suspension moving along the slope and bottom of a lake or ocean.
Also called
density current.
Words nearby turbidity current
turbellarian,
turbid,
turbidimeter,
turbidimetry,
turbidite,
turbidity current,
turbinal,
turbinate,
turbinate bone,
turbine,
turbine blade
Definition for density current (2 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for density current
turbidity current
noun
a swirling mass of water and suspended material stirred up by a tsunami, a storm, a river in flood, etc
Scientific definitions for density current
turbidity current
[ tər-bĭd′ĭ-tē ]
A swift downhill current in water, air, or other fluid, triggered by the weight of suspended material such as silt in a current flowing down a continental shelf or snow in an avalanche.