a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"
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(meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties
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(meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Weather, Climate and weather geography.(meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter; "unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyn…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Weather, Climate and weather geography.a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Weather, Climate and weather geography.(meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Weather, Climate and weather geography.meteorology of climates and their phenomena
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Weather, Climate and weather geography.(meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Weather, Climate and weather geography.(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Weather, Climate and weather geography.(meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Weather, Climate and weather geography.a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Weather, Climate and weather geography.a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Weather, Climate and weather geography.precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Weather, Climate and weather geography.(meteorology)an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Weather, Climate and weather geography.(meteorology) an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Weather, Climate and weather geography.the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Weather, Climate and weather geography.(meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Weather, Climate and weather geography.(meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Weather, Climate and weather geography.the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin; "the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature wa…
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meteorology of the total extent of the atmosphere; especially the upper layers
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meteorology, horizontal, transfer, heat, atmospheric.To transfer, or make over to another, esp. to transfer to, and vest in, certain persons, called assignees, for the benefit of creditor…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meteorology, horizontal, transfer, heat, atmospheric.A transfer of title or interest by writing, as of lease, bond, note, or bill of exchange; a transfer of the whole of some particular e…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meteorology, horizontal, transfer, heat, atmospheric.Of or pertaining to the atmosphere; of the nature of, or resembling, the atmosphere; as, atmospheric air; the atmospheric envelope of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meteorology, horizontal, transfer, heat, atmospheric.To perfect or improve by fire or heat; to submit to the action of fire or heat for some economic purpose; to destroy or change some pr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meteorology, horizontal, transfer, heat, atmospheric.The principle of heat, or the agent to which the phenomena of heat and combustion were formerly ascribed; -- not now used in scientifi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meteorology, horizontal, transfer, heat, atmospheric.A surveying instrument, for taking horizontal angles and bearings; a surveyor's compass. It consists of a compass whose needle plays o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meteorology, horizontal, transfer, heat, atmospheric.To transfer or deliver to another; to make over, as property; more strictly (Law), to transfer (real estate) or pass (a title to real…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meteorology, horizontal, transfer, heat, atmospheric.A certain property of a body, expressed as a measurable quantity, such that when there is no communication of heat the quantity remain…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meteorology, horizontal, transfer, heat, atmospheric.A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meteorology, horizontal, transfer, heat, atmospheric.A transfer of property by deed or writing; especially, au appropriation or conveyance made by the government; as, a grant of land or o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meteorology, horizontal, transfer, heat, atmospheric.warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere; caused by atmospheric gases that allow sunshine to pass throug…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meteorology, horizontal, transfer, heat, atmospheric.
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