turbidity current

noun

, Geology.

1. a turbid, dense current of sediments in suspension moving along the slope and bottom of a lake or ocean.

turbidity current

noun

1. a swirling mass of water and suspended material stirred up by a tsunami, a storm, a river in flood, etc

turbidity current

/ tər-bĭd′ĭ-tē /

1. A swift downhill current in water, air, or other fluid, triggered by the weight of suspended material such as silt in a current flowing down a continental shelf or snow in an avalanche.