Barotropy

/bæˈrɒtrəpi/ noun

Definition

The state or condition of an atmosphere or ocean where pressure depends only on density, creating a barotropic environment.

Etymology

From Greek 'baros' (pressure) + 'tropos' (turning). This atmospheric science term emerged in 20th-century meteorology to describe simplified pressure-density relationships.

Kelly Says

Perfect barotropy is rare in the real atmosphere—it's more like the ideal gas that physics professors love because it makes equations solvable, but nature prefers the messier baroclinic reality where pressure and density don't align so neatly.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ባሮትሮፒ
ba-roh-troh-pee
ARالعربية
باروتروبي
ba-ro-tro-bee
BNবাংলা
বারোট্রপি
ba-roh-troh-pee
CACatalà
barotropia
bah-roh-troh-pee-ah
CSČeština
barotropie
bah-roh-troh-pee
DADansk
barotropi
bah-roh-troh-pee
DEDeutsch
Barotropie
bah-roh-troh-pee
ELΕλληνικά
βαροτροπία
vah-roh-troh-pee-ah
ESEspañol
barotropía
bah-roh-troh-pee-ah
FAفارسی
باروتروپی
ba-roh-troh-pee
FISuomi
barotropia
bah-roh-troh-pee-ah
FRFrançais
barotropie
bah-roh-troh-pee
GUGU
બારોટ્રોપી
ba-roh-troh-pee
HAHA
barotropi
bah-roh-troh-pee
HEעברית
בָּרוֹטְרוֹפִיָה
ba-roh-troh-fee-ah
HIहिन्दी
बैरोट्रॉपिक
bay-roh-troh-pik
HUMagyar
barotropia
bah-roh-troh-pee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
barotropi
bah-roh-troh-pee
IGIG
barotropi
bah-roh-troh-pee
ITItaliano
barotropia
bah-roh-troh-pee-ah
JA日本語
バロトロピー
baro-toropii
KKKK
баротропия
bah-roh-troh-pee-yah
KMKM
បារូត្រូពី
ba-roh-troh-pee
KO한국어
바로트로피
baro-teo-opi
MRMR
बॅरोट्रॉपिक
ba-roh-troh-pik
MSBahasa Melayu
barotropi
bah-roh-troh-pee
MYမြန်မာ
ဘာရိုတြိုပီ
ba-roh-troh-pee
NLNederlands
barotropie
bah-roh-troh-pee
NONorsk
barotropi
bah-roh-troh-pee
PAPA
ਬਾਰੋਟ੍ਰੋਪੀ
ba-roh-troh-pee
PLPolski
barotropia
bah-roh-troh-pee-ah
PTPortuguês
barotropia
bah-roh-troh-pee-ah
RORomână
barotropie
bah-roh-troh-pee
RUРусский
баротропия
bah-roh-troh-pee-yah
SVSvenska
barotropi
bah-roh-troh-pee
SWKiswahili
barotropi
bah-roh-troh-pee
TAதமிழ்
பாரோட்ரோபி
pa-roh-troh-pee
TEతెలుగు
బారోట్రోపి
ba-roh-troh-pee
THไทย
บาโรโทรปี
bah-roh-troh-pee
TLTL
barotropi
bah-roh-troh-pee
TRTürkçe
barotropi
bah-roh-troh-pee
UKУкраїнська
баротропія
bah-roh-troh-pee-yah
URاردو
باروٹروپی
ba-roh-troh-pee
VITiếng Việt
barotropi
bah-roh-troh-pee
YOYO
barotropi
bah-roh-troh-pee
ZH中文
barotrpo
ba-luo-tuo-pi
ZUZU
ibarotropi
i-bah-roh-troh-pee

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