temperature inversion

noun

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Freese explained that previously, farmers could only spray during certain midday hours, to avoid drift-promoting conditions, such as temperature inversions, that occur quite frequently in the morning and evening—a measure that has been removed. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025 Several factors contribute to the formation of dense fog, including high humidity, rapid cooling, temperature inversions—when warmer air sits above cooler air near the surface, trapping moisture—and proximity to water bodies or valleys. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024 The smog crisis in Lahore, similar to the situation in India’s capital, Delhi, tends to worsen during cooler months due to temperature inversion trapping pollution closer to the ground. Reuters, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024 Pollution from motor vehicles and industry contributes to smog in the area, along with temperature inversions, which trap cold air and pollution underneath a blanket of warm air. Korin Miller, Outside Online, 27 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for temperature inversion

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First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of temperature inversion was in 1921

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“Temperature inversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temperature%20inversion. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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