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frontolysis

[fruhn-tol-uh-sis]

noun

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

frontolysis

/ ڰʌˈɒɪɪ /

noun

  1. meteorol the weakening or dissipation of a front

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

frontolysis

  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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Word History and Origins

Origin of frontolysis1

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

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