ajautuma

      Finnish

      Etymology

      ajautua (to drift) +‎ -ma

      Noun

      ajautuma

      1. drift (instance of being drifted)
      • 1977, in the Publications of the Forest Research Institute in Finland (published by the Metsäntutkimuslaitos), page 48 [1]:
        Levityskaistan ajautuma oli kuitenkin selvästi pienempi kuin jauhemaisella lannoitteella, sillä 15 metrin []
        However, the drift of the spreading strip was clearly less than with a pulverized fertilizer. When the plane was flying at 15 meters []
      • 1947, in the Suomen hyönteistieteellinen aikakauskirja: Annales entomologici fennici, volumes 13-14, page 40 [2]:
        Lisäksi hän on todennut että useimpia hyönteis-ajautumatapauksia on edeltänyt ns. ilmarintaman kulku ajautuma-alueen []
        In addition, he has noted that most cases of insect drift have been preceded by movement of a s.c. air front over the drift area []

      Declension

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