(meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties
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(meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft
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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.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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A, as a prefix to English words, is derived from various sources. (1) It frequently signifies on or in (from an, a forms of AS. on), d…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meteorology, composite, front, colder, surrounds.Rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, aerial spires.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meteorology, composite, front, colder, surrounds.meteorology of the total extent of the atmosphere; especially the upper layers
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meteorology, composite, front, colder, surrounds.A combining form meaning anterior, front; as, antero-posterior, front and back; antero-lateral, front side, anterior and at the side.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meteorology, composite, front, colder, surrounds.To warm by continued exposure to heat; to warm with genial heat.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meteorology, composite, front, colder, surrounds.The outer vestment worn by the priest in saying Mass, consisting, in the Roman Catholic Church, of a broad, flat, back piece, and a na…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meteorology, composite, front, colder, surrounds.A chemical vessel consisting of two portions unequally exposed to the heat of the fire, and with connecting pipes or passages, through…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meteorology, composite, front, colder, surrounds.the front of an advancing mass of colder air
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meteorology, composite, front, colder, surrounds.An evolution by which a body of troops change front or reverse the direction of march while retaining the same men in the front rank;…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meteorology, composite, front, colder, surrounds.That branch of science which treats of the laws governing the physical or mechanical, in distinction from the vital, forces, and which…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meteorology, composite, front, colder, surrounds.That which environs or surrounds; surrounding conditions, influences, or forces, by which living forms are influenced and modified in…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meteorology, composite, front, colder, surrounds.To apply a warm lotion to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge wet with warm water or medicated liquid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meteorology, composite, front, colder, surrounds.
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