bombogenesis

[ bom-boh-jen-uh-sis, bom-oh‐ ]

noun

, Meteorology.

1. the process that occurs during a 24-hour period when the atmospheric pressure of an extratropical cyclone drops with enough intensity to produce explosive cyclogenesis:

   The 77 inches of snow that fell that one day in Maine is an example of a low-pressure system that underwent bombogenesis—indeed, the intensification was extremely rapid!

Word History and Origins

Origin of bombogenesis¹

First recorded in 2000–05; bomb ( def ) + -o- ( def ) + -genesis ( def )