ALL meanings of turbidity current
tur·bid cur·rent
T t - noun turbidity current a turbid, dense current of sediments in suspension moving along the slope and bottom of a lake or ocean. 1
- noun turbidity current a swirling mass of water and suspended material stirred up by a tsunami, a storm, a river in flood, etc 0
- noun turbidity current a current of highly turbid water carrying large amounts of suspended sediment that increase its density and cause it to flow downward through less dense water along the bottom slope of a sea or lake 0