pressure-fall center
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pressure-fall center
(′presh·ər ¦föl ′sen·tər)
(meteorology) A point of maximum decrease in atmospheric pressure over a specified interval of time; on synoptic charts, a point of greatest negative pressure tendency. Also known as center of falls; isallobaric low; isallobaric minimum; katallobaric center.
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