Meaning of air mass | Babel Free
ˈɛː masDefinitions
A particular volume of air, especially one having a roughly uniform temperature, pressure and water vapour content.
Equivalents
Examples
“After a 227-day drought ending with December temperatures above 90, a polar air mass collided with a wave⟳ of damp tropical air, condensed it in seven days of cloudburst.”
“The mercury has been soaring in the state since the weekend because of an air mass hovering over Queensland.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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