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axis of circulation

axis of circulation

[¦ak·səs əv ‚sər·kyə′lā·shən]
(electromagnetism)
The axis where the equiphase surfaces of a circulating electromagnetic wave converge.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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In his concluding chapter, he mentions that recent studies of trade and communication routes indicate that a major axis of circulation joined the Susiana plain, the Zagros piedmont, the Tigris valley, and the Jezireh, thus essentially bypassing southern Mesopotamia, which, hence, appears marginal from this viewpoint.
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