How to pronounce front
American English pronunciation
FRUNT
- IPA
- /ˈfɹʌnt/
- Syllables
- FRUNT (1 syllable)
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What front means
Most people know front in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
The line where a warm air mass meets a cold one
In a sentence: The weather map showed a front bringing storms across the state tonight.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin word frons, the forehead. Weather experts borrowed it for the edge where two big masses of air meet.
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