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deepening

 
(′dēp·ə·niŋ)

(meteorology) A decrease in the central pressure of a pressure system on a constant-height chart, or an analogous decrease in height on a constant-pressure chart.


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In meteorology, a decrease in the central atmospheric pressure of a pressure system, usually a low pressure system.

 
 

 

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