False Front: A slope back towards the fairway on the front section of a putting green, usually where the ball will roll back off the green, effectively making the 'true' front of the green beyond the slope, where the ground is more level

 

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False Front: A slope back towards the fairway on the front section of a putting green, usually where the ball will roll back off the green, effectively making the 'true' front of the green beyond the slo . . . View Full Definition

Frontrunning: If you trade stock or other investments because you know that an upcoming transaction by a third party is likely to affect the market price of the investment, you're frontrunning. Because fr . . . View Full Definition

Frontolysis: The destruction or dying of a front where the transition zone is losing its contrasting properties. The opposite of frontogenesis.

Gust Front: The leading edge of the cool, gusty surface winds produced by thunderstorm downdrafts. Sometimes confused with an outflow boundary.

Katafront: A front where the warm air descends the frontal surface, except in the low layers of the atmosphere.

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Frontogenesis: The birth or creation of a front. This occurs when two adjacent air masses exhibiting different densities and temperatures are brought together by prevailing winds, creating a front. It coul . . . View Full Definition

Frontenac Gris: Recently developed cultivar by the Horticultural Research Center, Excelsior, Minnesota, USA. Ripens in mid-season with no detectable labrusca flavors. Is reported to be a light-red or grey s . . . View Full Definition

Frontal Passage: It is the passage of a front over a specific point on the surface. It is reflected by the change in dew point and temperature, the shift in wind direction, and the change in atmospheric pres . . . View Full Definition

Frontal Lobe: The lobe of the cerebral cortex that is responsible for motor activity, speech, and thought processes.