(meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties
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the branch of meteorology that studies clouds and cloud formation
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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) 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
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meteorology of the total extent of the atmosphere; especially the upper layers
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, meteorology, studies, clouds, cloud.the branch of medical science that studies and applies anesthetics
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, meteorology, studies, clouds, cloud.Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as, the branch of an antler…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, meteorology, studies, clouds, cloud.That which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect; that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or depresses; as, a cloud of sor…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, meteorology, studies, clouds, cloud.Having clouds resting on the top or head; reaching to the clouds; as, cloud-capped mountains.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, meteorology, studies, clouds, cloud.Consisting of a cloud or clouds.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, meteorology, studies, clouds, cloud.that branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contracts
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, meteorology, studies, clouds, cloud.Nimbus, or rain cloud. See Nimbus, and Cloud.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, meteorology, studies, clouds, cloud.A form of cloud. See Cloud.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, meteorology, studies, clouds, cloud.the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, meteorology, studies, clouds, cloud.To envelop in clouds; to cloud.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, meteorology, studies, clouds, cloud.Watery vapor condensed in the lower part of the atmosphere and disturbing its transparency. It differs from cloud only in being near t…
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