shearline

noun

Etymology

From shear + line.

  1. derived from linea
  2. derived from ligne
  3. derived from *līno-
  4. inherited from *līną
  5. inherited from *līnǭ
  6. inherited from *līnā
  7. inherited from līne
  8. inherited from line
  9. compounded as shearline — “shear + line

Definitions

  1. A line which separates regions of differing wind velocity.

    • Within the monsoon regions, three systems of convergence are identified, the northern monsoon shearline, the southern monsoon shearline and the maximum cloud zone associated with the monsoon westerlies in the vicinity of the equator.

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