Frontolysis
[fruhn-tol-uh-sis] /frʌnˈtɒl ə sɪs/
noun
1.
Meteorology. the dissipation or decrease of a front or frontal zone.
/frʌnˈtɒlɪsɪs/
noun
1.
(meteorol) the weakening or dissipation of a front
frontolysis
(frŭn-tŏl’ĭ-sĭs)
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. Compare frontogenesis.
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