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thermal inversion
A meteorological condition characterized by a temperature increase; rather than a decrease, with the altitude.
During a thermal inversion, air pollution can increase dramatically as a mass of cold air is held in place below a warmer mass of air.
The absence of air circulation prevents the pollution near the earth's surface from escaping.
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thermo-, therm-, thermi-, -thermia, -therm, -thermal, -thermic, -thermias, -thermies, -thermous, -thermy
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vers-, vert-, -verse, -version, -version, -versation, -versal, -versary, -vert, vort-, vors-
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