mesoscale convective system

noun

a complex of thunderstorms organized on a scale larger than the individual thunderstorms but smaller than extratropical cyclones.

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Meanings

nounmesoscale convective system (plural mesoscale convective systems)

plural mesoscale convective systems

  1. a complex of thunderstorms organized on a scale larger than the individual thunderstorms but smaller than extratropical cyclones.
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