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advection fog

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
ad-vec-tion -fog
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of fog caused by the passage of moist air horizontally over a relatively colder surface and the consequent cooling of that air to below its dew point.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

advection fogs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

advectional

Questions

What does advection fog mean?
A type of fog caused by the passage of moist air horizontally over a relatively colder surface and the consequent cooling of that air to below its dew point.

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