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boundary layer
(English) A layer of fluid near a surface, where flow is affected by viscous properties of the fluid. At the surface, fluid velocity must be zero, and the boundary layer is a thin film that depends on surface texture, fluid velocity underneath, and fluid mass properties such as salinity. (See also: boundary current)

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