English Explanatory Dictionary

bombogenesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Rapid or extreme cyclogenesis, often characterized by a barometric pressure drop of 24 millibars in a 24 hour period.

Word forms

bombogenesis

Etymology

Blend of bomb (“from exploding like a bomb onto the scene, in the generation of a storm”) + cyclogenesis. Can also be analyzed as bomb + -o- + -genesis.

Synonyms

explosive cyclogenesis meteorological bomb weather bomb

Related words

bomb cyclone
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