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bombogenesis

bombogenesis noun: rapid or extreme cyclogenesis, often characterized by a barometric pressure drop of 24 millibars in a 24 hour period.

Noun

bombogenesis (uncountable)

  1. Rapid or extreme cyclogenesis, often characterized by a barometric pressure drop of 24 millibars in a 24 hour period.
    • Bombogenesis: A colloquial term for sudden, extremely rapid almost explosive intensification of low pressure systems just off the Atlantic Coast of the United States.2000 February 15, “Weather word”, in Chicago Tribune, page 10
    • The storm intensified from 990 mb to 956 mb in just 12 hours Sunday morning, a drop of 35 mb. Another case, like “Nemo”, of bombogenesis.2013, Christopher Burt, “Another Big Storm but with a (Relatively) Small Punch”, in WunderBlog

bombogenesis meaning in Tamil

bombogenesis in Tamil

விரைவு வீழ்ச்சி

Examples of bombogenesis in a sentence

  • Experts say the storm will undergo bombogenesis, meaning that colder air is expected to mix with warmer sea air, leading to a swift drop in atmospheric pressure.2022 January 29, “US East Coast blanketed by 'bombogenesis' snowstorm”, in BBC News:
  • As the area where the two air masses meet, called the Arctic front, moves northward and eastward, conditions for bombogenesis should continue moving as well, Mr.2022 December 23, Henry Fountain, “What Is a ‘Bomb Cyclone’?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Synonyms of bombogenesis

Origin of bombogenesis

Blend of bomb (“from exploding like a bomb onto the scene, in the generation of a storm”) + cyclogenesis. Can also be analyzed as bomb + -o- + -genesis.

Questions about bombogenesis

What does bombogenesis mean?
Bombogenesis means rapid or extreme cyclogenesis, often characterized by a barometric pressure drop of 24 millibars in a 24 hour period.
What is bombogenesis in Tamil?
Bombogenesis in Tamil is விரைவு வீழ்ச்சி. See Bombogenesis meaning in Tamil.
How do you use bombogenesis in a sentence?
Experts say the storm will undergo bombogenesis, meaning that colder air is expected to mix with warmer sea air, leading to a swift drop in atmospheric pressure.
What part of speech is bombogenesis?
Bombogenesis is a noun.

Words near bombogenesis in the dictionary

  1. bomboats
  2. bomboclaat
  3. bomboclaats
  4. bomboclat
  5. bomboclats
  6. bombogenesis
  7. bombolo
  8. bomboloes
  9. bombolos
  10. Bombon
  11. bombonne

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bombogenesis (page history and authors); bombogenesis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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