occluded front

oc·clud·ed front

(ə-klo͞o′dĭd)n. Meteorology The front formed when a cold front occludes a warm front.

occluded front

n (Physical Geography) meteorol the line or plane occurring where the cold front of a depression has overtaken the warm front, raising the warm sector from ground level. Also called: occlusion

occlud′ed front′

n. a composite front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and forces it aloft; occlusion. [1965–70]

occluded front

The term for when a cold front overtakes the warm front in a depression.

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Noun

occluded front - (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloftocclusionmeteorology - the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)front - (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses

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occluded front

Meteorol the line or plane occurring where the cold front of a depression has overtaken the warm front, raising the warm sector from ground level

occluded front

[ə′klüd·əd ′frənt] (meteorology) A composite of two fronts, formed as a cold front overtakes a warm front or quasi-stationary front. Also known as frontal occlusion; occlusion.

occluded front

Fronts formed by the merging of cold and warm fronts. If a cold front overtakes a warm front, the result would be an occluded front. Also known as a frontal occlusion or an occlusion. See also front.

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noun (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft

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