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frontogenetic

frontogenetic adjective: tending to maintain or intensify horizontal temperature gradients, which are associated with enhanced precipitation in large scale storm systems.

Adjective

frontogenetic (not comparable)

  1. Tending to maintain or intensify horizontal temperature gradients, which are associated with enhanced precipitation in large scale storm systems.
    • In studying frontogenetic processes in the lower boundary layer, which will maintain or strengthen the horizontal temperature gradient across the surface front the question arises as to how important frictional effects will be.1989, Contributions to Atmospheric Physics
    • That definition of frontogenesis differs somewhat from the familiar Petterssen "frontogenetic factor," which we have termed "horizontal accumulation" and which does not consider adequately the vertical continuity of the frontal zone.2003, Walter J. Saucier, Principles of Meteorological Analysis, →ISBN, page 367

Origin of frontogenetic

From front + -o- + genetic.

Words formed from frontogenetic

Questions about frontogenetic

What does frontogenetic mean?
Frontogenetic means tending to maintain or intensify horizontal temperature gradients, which are associated with enhanced precipitation in large scale storm systems.
What part of speech is frontogenetic?
Frontogenetic is an adjective.

Words near frontogenetic in the dictionary

  1. frontoethmoidectomies
  2. frontoethmoidectomy
  3. frontofrontal
  4. frontogeneses
  5. frontogenesis
  6. frontogenetic
  7. frontogenetical
  8. frontoinsular
  9. frontolacrimal
  10. frontolateral
  11. frontolimbic

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