1. sverdrup - Noun
2. Sverdrup - Proper noun
sverdrup (plural sverdrups)
(metrology, oceanography) A unit of measure of volume transport, used in oceanography, equal to 1 million cubic metres per second. Symbol: Sv
Sverdrup (plural Sverdrups)
A surname.
Although he was unable to reach the North Pole, the scientific results of the expedition, mainly the work of Sverdrup, have proven to be of considerable value. Source: Internet
In poetry Rolf Jacobsen 's Nattåpent sold almost 20,000 copies and Harald Sverdrup 's Lysets øyeblikk was also very well received. Source: Internet
In November Nansen announced his plan: when the ship passed latitude 83° he and Hjalmar Johansen would leave the ship with the dogs and make for the pole while Fram, under Sverdrup, continued its drift until it emerged from the ice in the North Atlantic. Source: Internet
In contrast to Amundsen's earlier expeditions, this was expected to yield more material for academic research, and he carried the geophysicist Harald Sverdrup on board. Source: Internet
In 1884 the king appointed Johan Sverdrup as prime minister, thus establishing parliamentarism. Source: Internet
The engagement surprised many, since Nansen had previously expressed himself forcefully against the institution of marriage; Otto Sverdrup assumed he had read the message wrongly. Source: Internet