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cabbeling

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kəˈbɛlɪŋ/
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  • rhymes with -ɛlɪŋ

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noun

Meaning 1

The process by which two masses of water with different temperatures and salinities mix to form a new water mass with a density higher than the density of either parent water mass; also, the sinking of the new water mass as the effect of its increased density.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: geography, natural-sciences, oceanography

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History

Etymology

From German Kabbelung; according to Foster (1972), the German word was first applied to the phenomenon by Witte (1902), and subsequently used in an anglicized form by Stommel (1960) and others.