frontogenesis

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noun

The formation or strengthening of an atmospheric weather front or of an oceanic front.

Opposite
frontolysis
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Meanings

nounfrontogenesis (plural frontogeneses)

plural frontogeneses

  1. climatologyThe formation or strengthening of an atmospheric weather front or of an oceanic front.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
frontolysis

Origin

From front + -o- + -genesis.

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Cite this entry
APA

frontogenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frontogenesis

MLA

“frontogenesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frontogenesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frontogenesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frontogenesis.

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