"frontogenetic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From front + -o- + genetic. Etymology templates: {{af|en|front|-o-|genetic}} front + -o- + genetic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} frontogenetic (not comparable)
  1. (meteorology) Tending to maintain or intensify horizontal temperature gradients, which are associated with enhanced precipitation in large scale storm systems. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Meteorology
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          "text": "In some winters, however, the Eurasian snow-cover ultimately becomes firmly established as far west as the Harz Mountains in northern Germany, or even as far as the British Isles, and the frontogenetic belt is near this boundary, orientated from NW to Se or from N to S.",
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