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frontolysis
[ fruhn-tol-uh-sis ]
noun
- Meteorology. the dissipation or decrease of a front or frontal zone.
frontolysis
/ frʌnˈtɒlɪsɪs /
noun
- meteorol the weakening or dissipation of a front
frontolysis
/ frŭn-tŏl′ĭ-sĭs /
- The weakening or complete dissipation of a meteorological front caused by a decrease in the horizontal thermal gradient (the difference in temperature of adjacent air masses) over time.
- Compare frontogenesis
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