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internal wave

in·ter·nal wave (plural in·ter·nal waves)


noun 
Definition:
 
wave within water: a waveform that develops below the surface of a body of water where two water masses with different densities meet. An internal wave can develop in an estuary where salt water lies underneath less dense river water.

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