word
Fujiwara effect
foo-jih-WAH-rah ih-FEKT
ˌfuːdʒɪˈwɑːrə ɪˈfɛktListen
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Syllable breakdown
Fujiwaraeffect
Dictionary meaning
A phenomenon in which two nearby cyclones rotate around each other and may eventually merge; the interaction of two vortices in the atmosphere.
History and origin
Named after Japanese meteorologist Sakuhei Fujiwhara, who described the phenomenon in 1921.
Examples
- Meteorologists observed the Fujiwara effect as two tropical storms began to circle each other in the Pacific.
Common mispronunciations
foo-JEE-wah-rahfu-JI-wah-rah effect
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