1. Ekman - Noun
2. Ekman - Proper noun
Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954)
Source: WordNetBased on Nansen's observations of ocean currents recorded during the Fram expedition, Ekman concluded that the effect of wind on the sea's surface produced currents which "formed something like a spiral staircase, down towards the depths". Source: Internet
Even acting behind a sizable amount of old-age make-up, the Swedish actor Gösta Ekman gives a relatively restrained performance as Faust. Source: Internet
Here she talks about preparing to dance Three by Ekman at the Isaac Theatre Royal. Source: Internet
In the early 1970s, Paul Ekman and colleagues began a line of research which suggests that many emotions are universal. Source: Internet
In the ocean they drive large-scale circulation patterns as well as Kelvin waves and Ekman spirals at the ocean surface. Source: Internet
Produced by commercial television channel TV4, it starred Gösta Ekman as "Victor Melldrov" and Lena Söderblom as his wife. Source: Internet