Temperature-inversion Definition

noun

(meteorology) An atmospheric condition in which a cooler layer of air lies below a warmer layer of air that functions as a "ceiling" for the cooler layer, interfering with normal atmospheric circulation and trapping pollutants.

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Singular:
temperature-inversion
Plural:
temperature inversions

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