Shoaling
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Shoaling — Shoal ing, a. Becoming shallow gradually. A shoaling estuary. Lyell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shoaling wave — noun A wave that is shoaling, and shallow when it hits land … Wiktionary
shoaling — ʃəʊl n. sand bank in shallow water; area of shallow water; school of fish; large group of people or things v. throng, crowd together, gather into a large group (of fish, etc.); become shallow; make shallow … English contemporary dictionary
shoaling — /ˈʃoʊlɪŋ/ (say shohling) noun a decrease in the speed and length of a wave when the wave enters shallow water, with corresponding increase in wave height and wave steepness …
shoaling — shoalˈing noun • • • Main Entry: ↑shoal … Useful english dictionary
shoaling fish — large schools, usually of small pelagic fish … Dictionary of ichthyology
Wave shoaling — In fluid dynamics, wave shoaling is the phenomenon that surface waves on a water layer of decreasing depth change their wave height (which is about twice the amplitude). It is caused by the fact that the group velocity, which is also the wave… … Wikipedia
wave shoaling — noun The effect on a wave, in a body of water, of increasing wave height with decreasing water depth. Particularly noticeable at the sea shore … Wiktionary
SS Edmund Fitzgerald — Edmund Fitzgerald redirects here. For other uses, see Edmund Fitzgerald (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Shoal — Bar (landform) redirects here. For other uses, see Bar (disambiguation)#Landforms. Sandbank redirects here. For other uses, see Sandbank (disambiguation). For other uses, see Shoal (disambiguation). Sandbar between St. Agnes and Gugh on the Isles … Wikipedia
