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Meteorol.a transition zone between a mass of warm air and the colder air it is replacing.[1920-25]
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warm front — noun count the front edge of a mass of warm air that brings warm weather when it moves into an area. The front edge of a mass of cold air is called a cold front … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
warm front — n an expression used especially in weather reports meaning the front edge of a mass of warm air ≠ ↑cold front … Dictionary of contemporary English
warm front — warm′ front n. mer a transition zone between a mass of warm air and the colder air it is replacing • Etymology: 1920–25 … From formal English to slang
warm front — n. Meteorol. the forward edge of an advancing mass of warm air that replaces colder air, usually while causing steady precipitation … English World dictionary
warm front — noun the front of an advancing mass of warmer air • Hypernyms: ↑front * * * noun : the forward boundary of a warm air mass moving to replace a retreating cold air mass see front illustration * * * Meteorol. a transition zone between a mass of… … Useful english dictionary
Warm front — A warm front is defined as the leading edge of an advancing mass of warm air; it separates warm air from the colder air ahead. Air masses are large bodies of air with similar properties of temperature and humidity that form over source regions,… … Wikipedia
warm front — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms warm front : singular warm front plural warm fronts science the front edge of a mass of warm air that brings warm weather when it moves into an area. The front edge of a mass of cold air is called a cold front … English dictionary
warm front — A front along which warm air replaces cold air. If the warm air mass progressively passes over ground previously covered by cold air, the front will be a warm front. As this front passes an observer, the heavy stratus type of clouds and any… … Aviation dictionary
warm front — n. a warm front approaches; forms * * * forms a warm front approaches … Combinatory dictionary
warm front — noun A warm front is the trailing edge of a retreating mass of cold air … Wiktionary
warm front — šiltasis frontas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Atmosferos fronto šiltas oras, slenkantis šalto oro pusėn šiek tiek pasvirusiu jo paviršiumi. Šiltoje oro masėje susidaro būdinga aukštųjų sluoksninių debesų (sluoksninių… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
