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katafront

katafront noun: a weak frontal condition in which warm-sector air sinks relative to colder air.

Noun

katafront (plural katafronts)

  1. A weak frontal condition in which warm-sector air sinks relative to colder air.

Forms of katafront

pluralkatafronts

Origin of katafront

From kata- + front, coined by T. Bergeron.

Questions about katafront

What does katafront mean?
Katafront means a weak frontal condition in which warm-sector air sinks relative to colder air.
What part of speech is katafront?
Katafront is a noun.
What is the plural of katafront?
The plural of katafront is katafronts.

Words near katafront in the dictionary

  1. katacrotic
  2. katacrotism
  3. katadicrotism
  4. katadromous
  5. kataegis
  6. katafront
  7. katafronts
  8. katagana
  9. katagelast
  10. katagelastic
  11. katagelasticism

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