baroclinic

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪnɪk

Adjective

baroclinic (not comparable)

1. Describing an atmospheric system in which the isobars are at an angle to the isopycnals or isotherms, in which the density of the air depends upon the pressure and the temperature.

Derived terms

• baroclinically
• baroclinicity

Related terms

• baroclinity
• barocliny
• thermoclinic

Translations

of a certain type of atmospheric system

• Finnish: barokliininen
• Irish: barachlaonach
• Persian: فشارشیبی (fešâršibi)

Anagrams

• carbinolic