Meanings
nounkatafront (plural katafronts)
plural katafronts
- climatologyA weak frontal condition in which warm-sector air sinks relative to colder air.
Origin
From kata- + front, coined by T. Bergeron.
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katafront. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/katafront
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“katafront.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/katafront. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “katafront,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/katafront.
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