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sverdrup.

A unit of measure of volume transport, used in oceanography, equal to 1 million cubic metres per second.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A unit of measure of volume transport, used in oceanography, equal to 1 million cubic metres per second.

Where this word comes from

From Norwegian Sverdrup. After Harald Sverdrup (1888–1957), Norwegian oceanographer and meteorologist.

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