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

Gustnado: A weak, and usually short-lived, tornado that forms along the gust front of a thunderstorm, appearing as a temporary dust whirl or debris cloud.

First Gust: Another name for the initial wind surge observed at the surface as the result of downdrafts forming the leading edge or gust front of a thunderstorm.

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

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

Markowitz Efficient Frontier: The graphical depiction of the Markowitz efficient set of portfolios representing the boundary of the set of feasible portfolios that have the maximum return for a given level of risk. Any p . . . View Full Definition

Minimum-Variance Frontier: Graph of the lowest possible portfolio variance that is attainable for a given portfolio expected return.

Muscat Frontignan: (See Muscat Blanc above).

Gustatory Imagery: Imagery dealing with taste. This is opposed to visual imagery, dealing with sight, auditory imagery, dealing with sound, tactile imagery, dealing with touch, and olfactory imagery, dealing w . . . View Full Definition

Gustatory Hallucination: A hallucination involving the perception of taste (usually unpleasant).