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Word -> "Mot"	Symbol	Unity	Definition
Bore -> "Mascaret"			A tidal wave phenomenon: the sudden surge with which the incoming tide arrives in some parts of the world.
Bottom friction -> "Friction de fond"			One cause of"Energy loss".
Breaker index -> "Indice de déferlement"			Ratio of the height of a wave to the depth of the water it is breaking into.
Breaker zone -> "Zone de déferlement"			Area of a coastal sea where the shoaling bottom causes the wave breaking.
Breaking wave -> "Déferlante"			When waves become critically steep, they peak up and break. Causes: shoaling bottom, strong current, opposite wind. There are usually three kinds of breaking waves: surging breakers, spilling breakers and plunging breakers.
Broadness factor -> "Indice de largeur du spectre"	4		most commonly used.-> see form See also "Spectral width parameters".