"potential temperature" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: potential temperatures [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} potential temperature (plural potential temperatures)
  1. The temperature a parcel of air would have if brought adiabatically to a standard reference pressure Wikipedia link: Potential temperature Related terms: equivalent potential temperature
    Sense id: en-potential_temperature-en-noun-OwJ7vFWf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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