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• Ekistics

  [ih-kis-tiks] /ɪˈkɪs tɪks/ noun, (used with a singular verb) 1. the scientific study of human settlements, drawing on diverse disciplines, including architecture, city planning, and behavioral science. /ɪˈkɪstɪks/ noun 1. (functioning as sing) the science or study of human settlements

• Ekiti

  /ɛˈkiːtɪ/ noun 1. a state of Nigeria, in the SW. Capital: Ado-Ekiti. Pop: 2 384 212(2006). Area: 6353 sq km (2453 sq miles)

• Ekman

  /Swedish ˈɛkman/ noun 1. Vagn Walfrid (vaɣən wɑːlfriːd). 1874–1954 Swedish oceanographer: discoverer of the Ekman Spirat (a complex interaction on the surface of the sea between wind, rotation of the earth, and friction forces) and the Ekman Layer (the thin top layer of the sea that flows at 90° to the wind direction)

• Ekman layer

  /Swedish ˈɛkman/ noun 1. the thin top layer of the sea that flows at 90° to the wind direction, discovered by Vagn Walfrid Ekman (1874–1954), Swedish oceanographer

• Ekman spiral

  noun 1. a complex interaction on the surface of the sea between wind, rotation of the earth, and friction forces, discovered by Vagn Walfrid Ekman (1874–1954)

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