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noun
A natural phenomenon in the atmospheres and oceans of planets, a kind of inertial wave that is largely due to planetary rotation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: planetary wave
Antonyms: none provided
History
Named after Swedish-born American meteorologist Carl-Gustaf Rossby (1898–1957), who first identified them.
