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Extratropical meaning

  1. Occurring outside the tropics, usually in temperate latitudes.
  2. Lacking or having lost tropical characteristics.

Using Extratropical

  • The main meaning on this page is: Occurring outside the tropics, usually in temperate latitudes. | Lacking or having lost tropical characteristics.
  • In the example corpus, extratropical often appears in combinations such as: extratropical cyclones, of extratropical.

Context around Extratropical

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 2 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

become 1× intense 1× citation 1× cycle 1× either 1× moved 1×

Often after:

cyclones 5× storm 1× troposphere 1× storms 1× transition 1× subtropical 1×

Sentence patterns with Extratropical

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

backside of extratropical cyclones 1× can become extratropical as it 1× county citation extratropical storms often 1× has moved extratropical transition beyond 1× into an extratropical storm after 1× life cycle extratropical cyclones occlude 1× some intense extratropical cyclones can 1× southwest of extratropical cyclones curved 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a tropical cyclone 1× despite unanimous agreement 1× however some intense 1× in the summer 1× polar lows are 1× southwest of extratropical 1×

Common sentence endings:

of extratropical cyclones 2× and tropical phases 1× between air masses 1× beyond the tropics 1× cold core systems 1× effect snow bands 1×

Words around Extratropical

Just before it in the word index:

extraterritoriality 10 extraterritorial 23 extraterrestrials 39 extraterrestrially 2 extraterrestrial 171 extrasolar 22

Just after it in the word index:

extrauterine 4 extravagance 66 extravagances 3 extravagant 262 extravagantly 22 extravaganza 198

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Extratropical

  • In this selection, "extratropical" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, become, intense, citation, cyclones, storm and troposphere stand out and add context to how "extratropical" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include backside of extratropical cyclones and can become extratropical as it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "extratropical" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with extratropical

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

However, some intense extratropical cyclones can become warm-core systems when a warm seclusion occurs. (15 words)

Polar lows are cold-core so they can be considered as a subset of extratropical cyclones. (16 words)

Later in their life cycle, extratropical cyclones occlude as the cold air mass undercuts the warmer air and become cold core systems. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

The Met Office stated: "Milton is expected to weaken to a tropical storm once over the open waters of the Atlantic and transition into an extratropical storm after it passes to the south of Bermuda," according to the Express. (39 words)

In the summer, the Gulf Stream can bring days of hot, moist, humid air to the county. citation Extratropical storms often affect the county; in the winter, Nor'easters bring heavy snow and rain, and sometimes high wind. (38 words)

Where relatively warm water bodies are present, for example because of water evaporation from lakes, lake-effect snowfall becomes a concern downwind of the warm lakes within the cold cyclonic flow around the backside of extratropical cyclones. (37 words)

Example sentences (12)

The Met Office stated: "Milton is expected to weaken to a tropical storm once over the open waters of the Atlantic and transition into an extratropical storm after it passes to the south of Bermuda," according to the Express.

A tropical cyclone can become extratropical as it moves toward higher latitudes if its energy source changes from heat released by condensation to differences in temperature between air masses.

Despite unanimous agreement on the sign of the trends, substantial disagreement exists among available estimates as to the rate of temperature changes, particularly outside the NH extratropical troposphere, which has been well sampled by radiosondes.

However, some intense extratropical cyclones can become warm-core systems when a warm seclusion occurs.

In the summer, the Gulf Stream can bring days of hot, moist, humid air to the county. citation Extratropical storms often affect the county; in the winter, Nor'easters bring heavy snow and rain, and sometimes high wind.

Later in their life cycle, extratropical cyclones occlude as the cold air mass undercuts the warmer air and become cold core systems.

Most of them were either extratropical or tropical storms when they impacted the region, although several Category 1 hurricanes have reached the Azores.

Polar lows are cold-core so they can be considered as a subset of extratropical cyclones.

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Southwest of extratropical cyclones, curved cyclonic flow bringing cold air across the relatively warm water bodies can lead to narrow lake-effect snow bands.

These systems may also be described as "mid-latitude cyclones" due to their area of formation, or "post-tropical cyclones" when a tropical cyclone has moved ( extratropical transition ) beyond the tropics.

Tropical cyclones form due to latent heat driven by significant thunderstorm activity, and are warm core. citation Cyclones can transition between extratropical, subtropical, and tropical phases.

Where relatively warm water bodies are present, for example because of water evaporation from lakes, lake-effect snowfall becomes a concern downwind of the warm lakes within the cold cyclonic flow around the backside of extratropical cyclones.

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Common combinations with extratropical

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "extratropical" in a sentence?
An example: "The Met Office stated: "Milton is expected to weaken to a tropical storm once over the open waters of the Atlantic and transition into an extratropical storm after it passes to the south of Bermuda," according to the Express." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "extratropical" from authentic English texts.
What does "extratropical" mean?
Extratropical means: Occurring outside the tropics, usually in temperate latitudes.
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