upwelling

Etymology

From up- + welling.

noun

  1. An upward movement from a lower source.
    Rather separate from the abolitionist campaign, although likewise led by anglophone Evangelicals, was a sudden upwelling of commitment to worldwide mission. 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 873
  2. the oceanographic phenomenon that occurs when strong, usually seasonal, winds push water away from the coast, bringing cold, nutrient-rich deep waters up to the surface

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of upwell

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