intertropical front

English

Noun

intertropical front (plural intertropical fronts)

1. The weather front that continuously occurs near the equator due to the mixing between the two tropical zones of the atmosphere.

Synonyms

• ITF (abbreviation)

Hypernyms

• intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)

Coordinate terms

• doldrums

Derived terms

• ITF (abbreviation)

Related terms

• intertropical convergence zone
• inter-
• tropical
• front
• tropical front