Synonyms for temperature inversion

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inversion

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Noun

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1. n. 1

   An atmospheric condition in which a cooler layer of air lies below a warmer layer of air that functions as a "ceiling" for the cooler layer, interfering with normal atmospheric circulation and trapping pollutants.

   Bottled up by a temperature inversion, the gunk grew so dense that the Utah Division of Air Quality imposed the season's first "red" no-burn restrictions,

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9 letters

inversion³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (inversion³ = 3 syllables).