occluded front
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Definition
- Noun:
- (Meteorology) A composite front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, resulting in colder air surrounding a mass of warm air and lifting it off the ground. This weather phenomenon is often associated with complex cloud systems and precipitation.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The weather forecast predicts rain and storms as an occluded front moves across the region.
- On the satellite map, the occluded front is shown as a purple line with alternating triangles and semicircles.
- The pilot was warned about potential turbulence near the occluded front.
Advanced Usage
- "To occlude" (verb): In meteorology, this is the process that forms an occluded front, where the cold air mass closes off and lifts the warm air mass.
- The system will occlude as the cold front catches up to the warm front.
Variants and Related Words
- Occlusion (n): The process or result of occluding; in meteorology, it is synonymous with an occluded front.
- The storm intensified during the occlusion phase.
- Front (n): The boundary separating two different air masses.
- Cold Front (n): The leading edge of a cooler air mass.
- Warm Front (n): The leading edge of a warmer air mass.
Synonyms
- Occlusion: The meteorological term for an occluded front.
Related Phrases
- Frontal system: A general term for the boundary between air masses, which can include occluded fronts.
- The complex frontal system brought a week of unsettled weather.
Noun
- (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft