frontolysis

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noun

The degeneration or dissipation of an atmospheric weather front.

Opposite
frontogenesis
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Meanings

nounfrontolysis (plural frontolyses)

plural frontolyses

  1. climatologyThe degeneration or dissipation of an atmospheric weather front.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
frontogenesis

Origin

From front + -o- + -lysis.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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