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schlieren

schlie ren |ˈSHli (ə )rən ˈʃlɪ (ə )rən | ▶plural noun technical discernible layers in a transparent material that differ from the surrounding material in density or composition. • Geology irregular streaks or masses in igneous rock that differ from the surrounding rock in texture or composition. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from German Schlieren, plural of Schliere ‘streak. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

schlieren

schlieren |ˈʃlɪərən | ▶plural noun technical discernible layers in a transparent material that differ from the surrounding material in density or composition. • Geology irregular streaks or masses in igneous rock that differ from the surrounding rock in texture or composition. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from German Schlieren, plural of Schliere ‘streak ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

schlieren

schlie ren schwaches Verb Seemannssprache |schl ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « oder »ist « besonders mitteldeutsch, niederdeutsch, wohl verwandt mit schlaff (von Tauen o. Ä.) rutschen, gleiten die Leine schliert über die Klampe

 

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