The Emergence Machine

Squall

physical · Meteorology · Level 6 · E0

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Emergence definition

A squall is a sudden, violent windstorm that occurs without warning, often accompanying weather fronts and lasting from minutes to hours, arising from the dynamic state of the atmosphere and the movement of air in the atmosphere.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “squall” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
squall
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0SquallWeatherTemperatureWindAirPhysicsForceSubstanceActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesSquallL6WindL4WeatherL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Wind L4 (requires) Earth Science sense
    Squall is a sudden, violent windstorm that occurs without warning, often accompanying thunderstorms or weather fronts and lasting from minutes to hours.
  • Weather L5 (requires)
    squall is a weather or meteorological phenomenon.