Dictionary - Definition of Ekman

Definition: Ekman


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954).[Wordnet].
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"Ekman" is a common misspelling or typo for: Emma, Oman, Amman, Beckman, Adman, Kerman, Kaman, Deskman, Kemah.

Date "Ekman" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1790. (references)

Common Expressions: Ekman

Expressions	Definition
Carl Gustaf Ekman	Carl Gustaf Ekman (1872-1945) was a Swedish politician. He served as the prime minister of Sweden between 1926 and 1928, and again from 1930 until 1932. (references)
Ekman number	The Ekman number, named for V. Walfrid Ekman, is a dimensionless number used in describing geophysical phenomena in the oceans and atmosphere. It characterises the ratio of viscous forces in a fluid to the fictitious forces arising from planetary rotation. (references)
Ekman spiral	The Ekman spiral effect is the tendency for ocean currents to propagate at an angle to the surface winds. It derives its name from the Swedish oceanographer Vagn Ekman. (references)
Gösta Ekman	Gösta Ekman d.y. (junior), (born July 28, 1939 in Stockholm) is a Swedish actor. He is the third generation in a line of prominent Swedish actors including his father Hasse Ekman and his paternal grandfather also named Gösta Ekman (senior). Gösta Ekman started his career in theatre but has also appeared in several Swedish films, including the Jönssonligan series. (references)
Johan August Ekman	Johan August Ekman (November 26, 1845-1913) was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1900-1913. (references)
Kerstin Ekman	Kerstin Ekman (born 1933) is a Swedish novelist. (references)
Nils Ekman	Nils Ekman is an ice hockey player for the San Jose Sharks, in a left wing position. Born March 11, 1976 in Stockholm, Sweden. (references)
Paul Ekman	Paul Ekman was born in 1934 in Washington, DC, and grew up in Newark, New Jersey, Washington, Oregon, and Southern California. He has been a pioneer in the study of emotions and facial expressions, and is currently professor of psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California Medical School (UCSF). (references)
Ulf Ekman	Ulf Ekman (born 8 December 1950 in Göteborg, Sweden), is a controversial Swedish pastor and the founder of the equally controversial church Livets Ord. The church, which brought the charismatic christian movement to Sweden, was founded in Uppsala 1983 and Ekman remained as local pastor until passing on the pastorship to Robert Ekh in 2000 to focus on international work. (references)
V. Walfrid Ekman	Vagn Walfrid Ekman (May 3, 1874 - March 9, 1954) was a Swedish oceanographer. (references)
Vagn Walfrid Ekman	Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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Specialty Expressions: Ekman

Expressions	Domain	Definition
Ekman Dredge	Administration	A dredge that has opposable jaws operated by a messenger traveling down a cable to release a spring catch and that is used in ecology for sampling the bottom of a body of water. (references)
Ekman layer	Aerospace	The layer of transition between the surface boundary layer, where shearing stress is constant, and the free atmosphere, where the atmosphere is treated as an ideal fluid in approximate geostrophic equilibrium. Also called spiral layer. In Ekman's analysis (see Ekman spiral), the coefficient of eddy viscosity is assumed constant within this layer; subsequent calculations have relaxed this assumption. (references)
Ekman spiral	Aerospace	As used in meteorology, an idealized mathematical description of the wind distribution in the planetary boundary layer of the atmosphere, within which the earth's surface has an appreciable effect on the air motion. The model is simplified by assuming that within this layer eddy viscosity and density are constant, the motion is horizontal and steady, the isobars are straight and parallel, and the geostrophic wind is constant with height. (references)
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Extended Definition: Ekman

Ekman

Ekman can refer to

Carl Gustaf Ekman, (1872 – 1945) a Swedish politician
Erik Leonard Ekman, (1883 - 1931) a Swedish botanist
Gösta Ekman (junior), (1939 - ) a Swedish actor
Gösta Ekman (senior), (1890 - 1938) a Swedish actor
Hasse Ekman, (1915 – 2004) a Swedish film director and actor.
Kerstin Ekman, (1933 - ) a Swedish novelist
Nils Ekman, (1976 - ) a Swedish ice hockey player
Paul Ekman, (1934 - ) psychologist
Ulf Ekman, (1950 - ) a Swedish clergyman
Vagn Walfrid Ekman, (1874 – 1954) oceanographer

In oceanography, Ekman can also refer to

Ekman layer
Ekman spiral
Ekman current meter
Ekman transport
Ekman number
Ekman water bottle

Topics by Level of Interest: Ekman
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Gösta Ekman	26	Carl Gustaf Ekman	12
Nils Ekman	18	Ekman	4
Gösta Ekman (senior)	18	Ekman current meter	5
Kerstin Ekman	12	Ekman layer	6
Carl Gustaf Ekman	12	Ekman number	6
Paul Ekman	10	Ekman spiral	6
Johan August Ekman	10	Ekman transport	9
Ekman transport	9	Ekman water bottle	4
Ulf Ekman	7	Erik Leonard Ekman	7
Erik Leonard Ekman	7	Gösta Ekman	26
Hasse Ekman	6	Gösta Ekman (senior)	18
Robert Wilhelm Ekman	6	Hasse Ekman	6
Ekman spiral	6	Hilding Ekman	4
Ekman number	6	Johan August Ekman	10
Ekman layer	6	Kerstin Ekman	12
Ekman current meter	5	Marie-Louise Ekman	4
Vagn Walfrid Ekman	5	Nils Ekman	18
Ekman water bottle	4	Paul Ekman	10
Ekman	4	Robert Wilhelm Ekman	6
Marie-Louise Ekman	4	Ulf Ekman	7
Hilding Ekman	4	Vagn Walfrid Ekman	5
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: Ekman

Language	Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Chinese Simplified	埃克曼 (ekman). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, ekman. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional	埃克曼 (ekman). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, ekman. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal	에크만층 (Ekman layer). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, ekman. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua	에크만층 (Ekman layer). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, ekman. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean	에크만층 (Ekman layer). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, ekman. (volunteer & more translations)
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