单词 | bombogenesis |
释义 | bombogenesisn. Meteorology. A phenomenon or process characterized by a rapid and sustained fall of barometric pressure in the centre of an extratropical cyclonic weather system, indicative of the strengthening of the cyclone into a powerful storm; also called explosive cyclogenesis. ΚΠ 1989 M. E. Adams Anat. ‘Bomb’ (M.Sc. thesis, N. Carolina State Univ.) 11 Climatology shows that a high frequency of ‘bombogenesis’ occurs over the ocean. 2019 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 16 Mar. a1 When a storm undergoes bombogenesis it means the counterclockwise spin of the low pressure system is creating a vacuum that drops atmospheric pressure by at least 24 millibars in 24 hours. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1989 |
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