Definition of Setdown. Meaning of Setdown. Synonyms of Setdown

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Definition of Setdown

Setdown
Setdown Set"down`, n. The humbling of a person by act or words, especially by a retort or a reproof; the retort or the reproof which has such effect.

Meaning of Setdown from wikipedia

- the isthmus is oriented primarily north-south, and consequently, a wind setdown effect with an east wind is not possible. Naum Volzinger and Alexei Androsov...
- mean water level due to the presence of breaking waves. Similarly, wave setdown is a wave-induced decrease of the mean water level before the waves break...
- balance this, the local mean surface level drops. This is known as the setdown. When the wave breaks and starts reducing in height, the radiation stress...
- ships are not moored, the space is also open for public hire. Coach & Bus Setdown – A cantilevered bridge which provides a direct access from George Street...
- explanation and modeling of various coastal processes: Wave setup and setdown – the radiation stress consists in part of a radiation pressure, exerted...