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• density current — Geol., Oceanog. See turbidity current. * * * density current, 1. Physics. the passage by gravity of a liquid or gas through or around a fluid of slightly different density. 2. = turbidity current. (Cf. ↑turbidity current) …   Useful english dictionary

• density current — Geol., Oceanog. See turbidity current. * * * Any current in either a liquid or a gas that is kept in motion by the force of gravity acting on small differences in density. A density difference can exist between two fluids or between different… …   Universalium

• density current —    A gravity induced flow of one current through, over, or under another, owing to density differences. Factors affecting density differences include temperature, salinity, and concentration of suspended particles …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• density current — /ˈdɛnsəti kʌrənt/ (say densuhtee kuruhnt) noun a current, as in a liquid or a gas, which is kept flowing by gravity acting on small differences in density, as those created by differences in temperature, salinity and turbidity …  

• density — /den si tee/, n., pl. densities. 1. the state or quality of being dense; compactness; closely set or crowded condition. 2. stupidity; slow wittedness; obtuseness. 3. the number of inhabitants, dwellings, or the like, per unit area: The… …   Universalium

• current — currently, adv. /kerr euhnt, kur /, adj. 1. passing in time; belonging to the time actually passing: the current month. 2. prevalent; customary: the current practice. 3. popular; in vogue: current fashions. 4. new; present; most recent: the… …   Universalium

• density — /ˈdɛnsəti / (say densuhtee) noun (plural densities) 1. the state or quality of being dense; compactness; closely set or crowded condition. 2. stupidity. 3. Physics a. the mass per unit of volume. b. the amount per unit of volume or per unit of… …  

• Current sources and sinks — are analysis formalisms which distinguish points, areas, or volumes through which current enters or exits a system. While current sources or sinks are abstract elements used for analysis, generally they have physical counterparts in real world… …   Wikipedia

• Current crowding — (also current crowding effect, or CCE) is a nonhomogenous distribution of current density through a conductor or semiconductor, especially at the vicinity of the contacts and over the PN junctions. Current crowding is one of the limiting factors… …   Wikipedia

• Density (disambiguation) — Density and dense usually refer to a measure of how much of some entity is within a fixed amount of space. Types of density include: In physics, density of mass: Density, mass per volume Area density or surface density, mass over a (two… …   Wikipedia

• Current density imaging — (CDI) is an extension of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), developed at the University of Toronto. It employs two techniques for spatially mapping electrical current pathways through tissue: LF CDI, low frequency CDI, the original implementation… …   Wikipedia