English edit

Verb edit

outwelling

  1. present participle and gerund of outwell

Noun edit

outwelling (plural outwellings)

  1. A welling outward; an issuing forth.
    • 1984, W. O'Reilly, Magnetism, Planetary Rotation, and Convection in the Solar System, page 368:
      Outwellings and inwellings will meet at the boundary layers.