interfret

noun

in·​ter·​fret

ˈintə(r)+ˌ-

: the interaction between two wind currents of different velocities or directions producing a wave motion of the air often of great amplitude and frequently creating special cloud effects (as mackerel sky or billow clouds)

Word History

Etymology

inter- + fret (network)

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