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temperature inversions

temperature inversions is the plural of temperature inversion.

Meaning of temperature inversion

Noun

temperature inversion (plural temperature inversions)

  1. An atmospheric condition in which a cooler layer of air lies below a warmer layer of air that functions as a "ceiling" for the cooler layer, interfering with normal atmospheric circulation and trapping pollutants.
    • Temperature inversions can occur in perfectly clear skies. Samford said such an inversion was present in the Washington area early last Sunday, when up to a dozen unidentified flying objects appeared on radar screens both at Washington national airport and nearby Andrews air base.1952 July 30, Vern Haugland (Associated Press), "Air Force Says Saucers No Menace to US", Ludington Daily News (Michigan, USA), p. 1 (Retrieved 21 June 2012)

Questions about temperature inversions

What is temperature inversions the plural of?
Temperature inversions is the plural of temperature inversion.

Words near temperature inversions in the dictionary

  1. temperature coefficient
  2. temperature coefficients
  3. temperature gun
  4. temperature guns
  5. temperature inversion
  6. temperature inversions
  7. temperature play
  8. temperature-humidity index
  9. temperature-humidity indices
  10. temperatureless
  11. temperaturelessness

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