weather chart
Definition
Noun: 1. (Meteorology) A map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region. This is a specialized chart used to depict atmospheric conditions like pressure systems, fronts, temperature, and precipitation at a specific moment for a large area, such as a country or continent.
Usage
A 'weather chart' is a technical tool used primarily by meteorologists for analysis and forecasting. It visualizes complex weather data to show patterns and systems. * The meteorologist studied the weather chart to predict the storm's path. * Today's weather chart shows a high-pressure system moving in from the west. * Students learned how to interpret symbols on a weather chart.
Advanced Usage
- Synoptic Chart: This is a more technical synonym for a standard weather chart, emphasizing that it presents a summary (synopsis) of weather observations taken at the same time across a wide area.
- The forecaster analyzed the synoptic chart to locate the cold front.
Variants and Related Words
- Weather Map: This is a common, more general term that is often used interchangeably with 'weather chart', especially in public forecasts.
- I saw the approaching rain on the television weather map.
- Surface Analysis Chart: A specific type of weather chart focusing on conditions at the Earth's surface.
- Upper-Air Chart or Constant Pressure Chart: A weather chart depicting conditions at high altitudes in the atmosphere.
Synonyms
- Synoptic chart
- Weather map
- Meteorological chart
Related Phrases
- To plot a weather chart: The act of marking meteorological data onto a map to create the chart.
- The technician plotted the weather chart using data from hundreds of stations.
Noun
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(meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region
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