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frontolysis

[ fruhn-tol-uh-sis ]

noun

  1. Meteorology. the dissipation or decrease of a front or frontal zone.

frontolysis

/ ´Ú°ùÊŒ²Ôˈ³ÙÉ’±ôɪ²õɪ²õ /

noun

  1. meteorol the weakening or dissipation of a front
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frontolysis

/ ´Ú°ùÅ­²Ô-³Ùűô′ĭ-²õÄ­²õ /

  1. The weakening or complete dissipation of a meteorological front caused by a decrease in the horizontal thermal gradient (the difference in temperature of adjacent air masses) over time.
  2. Compare frontogenesis
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of frontolysis1

First recorded in 1935–40; fronto- + -lysis

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