temperature inversion

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noun Meteorology.

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Origin of temperature inversion

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby temperature inversion

temperate, Temperate Zone, temperature, temperature gradient, temperature-humidity index, temperature inversion, temperature spot, temper color, tempered, temper tantrum, tempest

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How to use temperature inversion in a sentence

There’s a bizarre temperature inversion here during the winter, in that the cold air settles in the valley surrounding the Rio Grande, and warmer air occupies the higher-elevation Chisos Basin.
Your Guide to Visiting National Parks in Winter|The Editors|January 4, 2021|Outside Online
In certain cases the reversal of movement may take place a little earlier than the temperature inversion.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose

British Dictionary definitions for temperature inversion

temperature inversion

noun

meteorol an abnormal increase in temperature with height in the troposphere

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