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/beuh ro"treuh pee/, n. Meteorol.a state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density do not intersect but are parallel. Cf. baroclinity.[BARO- + -TROPY]
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barotropy — noun The state of a fluid in which density is directly proportional to pressure … Wiktionary
barotropy — /beuh ro treuh pee/, n. Meteorol. a state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density do not intersect but are parallel. Cf. baroclinity. [BARO + TROPY] … Useful english dictionary
baroclinity — /bar euh klin i tee/, n. Meteorol. a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect. Also, baroclinicity /bar euh kli nis i tee/. Cf. barotropy. [BARO +… … Universalium
autobarotropy — noun The state of a fluid in which pressure and density surfaces coincide, as a result of a combination of barotropy and piezotropy … Wiktionary
baroclinity — /bar euh klin i tee/, n. Meteorol. a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect. Also, baroclinicity /bar euh kli nis i tee/. Cf. barotropy. [BARO +… … Useful english dictionary
