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barotropy
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noun
Meteorology
.
a state of fluid stratification in
which
surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density do not intersect but are parallel.
Compare
baroclinity
.
Origin:
baro-
+
-tropy
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a cyclone that forms on a front and, in maturing, produces an increasingly sharp, wavelike deformation of the front
the condition of the sky when more than 95 percent covered by clouds
an intense, localized downdraft of air that spreads on the ground, causing rapid changes in wind direction and speed; a localized downpour
a vigorous thrust of cold, polar air across temperate regions
a cumulus cloud of fleecy appearance with a horizontal base
the phenomena created in the surrounding area by weather passing over a large lake, especially any of the Great Lakes of the U.S.
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