The quick collapse of an overextended water wave as it approaches the shoreline. The collapse occurs when the ratio of wave height to wavelength exceeds 1:7. This phenomenon also produces swash.

A chemical that reduces the viscosity of a fluid by breaking long-chain molecules into shorter segments. Drilling fluids are commonly emulsified or contain long-chain molecules that have sufficient vi [..]

"heavy ocean wave," 1680s, agent noun from break (v.). Related: Breakers.

breaking wave.

a wave that collapses forward near the shoreline as the shoaling sea bottom makes it top-heavy. It collapses when the ratio of its height to its wavelength passes 1:7. Breccia: coarse sedimentary rock composed of sharp, angular rock fragments cemented together. Contrast with Conglomerate. Brine: seawater with a salinity greater than 35 parts per th [..]

n. One who trains horses, dogs, etc.

an overextended wave which then collapses sending water forward. Occurs when sea waves enter shallow water and are slowed at their base by friction.

A person who breaks up books to sell the plates separately, or the book itself when the covers are so bad that it either has to be rebound or broken up.

Uncoiler rolls through which the strip passes; composed of a mandrel and leveling rolls which unwind the strip prior to processing through the Pickler. Breaker rolls assist in breaking up the Hot Mill [..]

A worker in the a processing plant who separates the carcass into wholesale, primal and subprimal cuts.

A sea-surface wave which has become too steep to be stable. Waves in shoaling water become higher and shorter (hence steeper) as the water becomes shallower. When the steepness (ratio of wave height t [..]

typographical device, such as crosshead, to break up text on the page

(n) a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone(n) waves breaking on the shore(n) a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded

A WAVE that has become so steep that the crest of the WAVE topples forward, moving faster than the main body of the WAVE. Breakers may be roughly classified into four kinds, although there is much overlap (see Figure 2):

A wave that has reached maximum steepness and is breaking.

 - See "Circuit breaker".

A switch-like device that connects/disconnects power to a circuit.

A wave that has become so steep that the crest of the wave topples forward, moving faster than the main body of the wave. Breakers may be roughly classified into four kinds, although there is much ove [..]

A heat activated electrical device used to open an electrical circuit to protect it from excessive current flow.

A small cask for fresh water carried in ship's boats. A sea (wave) with a curl on the crest.

A small cask for fresh water carried in ship’s boats. A sea (wave) with a curl on the crest.

A wave that approaches shallow water, causing the wave height to exceed the depth of the water it is in, in

A heat-activated electrical device used to open an electrical circuit to protect it from excessive current flow.

Short for circuit breaker.

Something that breaks. A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines The building in which such a machine is placed. A small cask of liquid kept permanently in a ship's boat [..]