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noun
Rapid or extreme cyclogenesis, often characterized by a barometric pressure drop of 24 millibars in a 24 hour period.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: explosive cyclogenesis, meteorological bomb, weather bomb
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
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