surface of discontinuity

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surface of discontinuity [¦sər·fəs əv ‚dis‚känt·ən′ü·əd·ē]

(fluid mechanics)

A surface within a fluid across which there is a discontinuity in fluid velocity; often generated in the wake of a body moving relative to the fluid.

(meteorology)

An interface, applied to the atmosphere; for example, an atmospheric front is represented ideally by a surface of discontinuity of velocity, density, temperature, and pressure gradient.

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