occluded front

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oc·clud·ed front (

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n. Meteorology

The front formed when a cold front occludes a warm front.

occluded front

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Meteorol the line or plane occurring where the cold front of a depression has overtaken the warm front, raising the warm sector from ground level Also called occlusion

occluded front (

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The front formed when a cold front occludes a warm front. Compare cold front warm front

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Noun

occluded front - (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft

occlusion

meteorology - the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)

front - (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses

Translations

occluded front [ɒˌkluːdɪdˈfrʌnt] N (Met) → oclusión f, frente m ocluido

occluded front

n (Met) → Okklusion f

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