condensation nucleus

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noun Meteorology.

nucleus (def. 5).

Origin:
1910–15

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Condensation nucleus is always a great word to know.

So is polar front. Does it mean:

a cyclone that forms on a front and, in maturing, produces an increasingly sharp, wavelike deformation of the front

the variable frontal zone of middle latitudes separating air masses of polar and tropical origin

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Main Entry:	condensation nucleus
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	any tiny suspended particle in the atmosphere, either liquid or solid, upon which condensation of water vapor begins
Example:	Most condensation nuclei are produced by natural and man-made fires over land and by wave action over the oceans.
Usage:	science

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