"advection fog" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: advection fogs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} advection fog (countable and uncountable, plural advection fogs)
  1. (physics, meteorology) A type of fog caused by the passage of moist air horizontally over a relatively colder surface and the consequent cooling of that air to below its dew point. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Meteorology, Physics, Weather Related terms: advectional Translations (A type of fog caused by the passage of moist air horizontally over a relatively colder surface and the consequent cooling of that air to below its dew point): Advektionsnebel [masculine] (German), ομίχλη μεταφοράς (omíchli metaforás) [feminine] (Greek), mgła adwekcyjna [feminine] (Polish)

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