11) typhoon. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002
...typhoon In meteorology, a type of cyclone occurring in the western regions of the Pacific Ocean. 1 A typhoon is similar to a hurricane in levels of destructiveness....
12) tornado. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002
...tornado In meteorology, a storm in which high-speed winds move in a funnel-shaped pattern. 1 Tornadoes occur chiefly during thunderstorms. 2 If the tip of the funnel...
13) front. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002
...front In meteorology, the line that forms the boundary between two air masses. Unless they are very similar in temperature and humidity, they will not mix. 1 Fronts...
14) precipitation. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002
...precipitation In meteorology, the fall of water, ice, or snow deposited on the surface of the Earth from the atmosphere. In chemistry, a chemical reaction in a solution...
15) meteorologist. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. One who studies meteorology. 2. One who reports and forecasts weather conditions....
16) occluded front. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Meteorology The front formed when a cold front occludes a warm front....
17) cyclone. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...1. Meteorology a. An atmospheric system characterized by the rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low-pressure center, usually accompanied by stormy, often...
18) ceilometer. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...ceilometer, (selom´itr) (KEY) , in aviation and meteorology, automatic instrument used to record ceiling, i.e., the altitude of the lowest cloud layer covering more...
19) inversion, thermal. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition.
2002
...inversion, thermal In meteorology, a situation in which a layer of warm air (an inversion layer) lies over a layer of cool air. 1 If an inversion occurs over a city,...
20) aerology. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...Meteorology of the total vertical extent of the atmosphere as opposed to the study of the atmosphere near Earth's surface. aeroˇlogic (ar-ljik) , aeroˇlogiˇcal -ADJECTIVEaerˇoloˇgi...
| 
