upwelling

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Definitions of upwelling word

noun upwelling an act or instance of welling up: an upwelling of public support; an upwelling of emotion in his voice. 1
noun upwelling Oceanography. the process by which warm, less-dense surface water is drawn away from along a shore by offshore currents and replaced by cold, denser water brought up from the subsurface. 1
verb without object upwelling to well up, as water from a spring. 1
noun upwelling an upward flow or current of water; esp., a rising, cold, nutrient-rich, coastal ocean current that attracts fish 0

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55; upwell + -ing1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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