NUCLEAR WINTER

Meaning of NUCLEAR WINTER in English

■ noun a period of abnormal cold and darkness predicted to follow a nuclear war, caused by a layer of smoke and dust in the atmosphere blocking the sun's rays.

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NUCLEAR WINTER — noun Date: 1983 the chilling of climate that is hypothesized to be a consequence of nuclear war and to result …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NUCLEAR WINTER — Environmental devastation that some scientists contend would result from a nuclear war. The basic cause, as hypothesized, would be huge …
Английский словарь Британика
NUCLEAR WINTER — noun : the chilling of climate that is hypothesized to be a consequence of nuclear war and to result from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NUCLEAR WINTER — the general devastation of life, along with worldwide darkness and extreme cold, that some scientists believe would result from a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NUCLEAR WINTER — theoretical cool down of the Earth's climate that would occur following a nuclear war (as a result of dust and …
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NUCLEAR WINTER — Date: 1983 : the chilling of climate that is hypothesized to be a consequence of nuclear war and to result …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NUCLEAR WINTER — Function: noun Date: 1983 : the chilling of climate that is hypothesized to be a consequence of nuclear war and …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NUCLEAR WINTER — [nuclear winter] n (1983): the chilling of climate that is hypothesized to be a consequence of nuclear war and to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NUCLEAR WINTER — the environmental devastation that certain scientists contend would probably result from the hundreds of nuclear explosions in a nuclear war. …
Britannica English vocabulary
NUCLEAR WINTER — noun a period without light, heat or growth which scientists believe would follow a nuclear war
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NUCLEAR WINTER — Nuclear winter refers to the possible effects on the environment of a war in which large numbers of nuclear weapons …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NUCLEAR WINTER — Nuclear winter refers to the possible effects on the environment of a war in which large numbers of nuclear weapons …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
NUCLEAR WINTER — Environmental devastation that some scientists contend would result from a nuclear war. The basic cause, as hypothesized, would be huge …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NUCLEAR WINTER — Prediction by some scientists that smoke and debris rising from massive fires of a nuclear war could block sunlight for …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
NUCLEAR WINTER — The name given to the possible climatic effect resulting from a nuclear war. In the 1980's it was hypothesized that …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
NUCLEAR WINTER — noun (Environment) (War and Weaponry) A prolonged period of extreme cold and darkness which, according to some scientists, would be …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
NUCLEAR WINTER — "ядерная зима" (климатическая катастрофа в результате ядерной войны)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NUCLEAR WINTER — Ядерная зима
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
NUCLEAR WINTER — Ядерная зима
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
NUCLEAR WINTER — «ядерная зима» ( климатическая катастрофа в результате ядерной войны )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NUCLEAR WINTER — «ядерная зима» ( климатическая катастрофа в результате ядерной войны )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
NUCLEAR WINTER — «ядерная зима» ( климатическая катастрофа в результате ядерной войны )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NUCLEAR WINTER — ядерная зима
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NUCLEAR WINTER — ядерная зима
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NUCLEAR WINTER — Ядерная зима
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
NUCLEAR WINTER — "ядерная зима"; климатическая катастрофа, вызванная ядерной войной.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
NUCLEAR WINTER — "ядерная зима" (климатическая катастрофа в результате ядерной войны)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WINTER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) nuclear winter {{link=Winter War">Winter War
Английский словарь Британика
NUCLEAR — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) intermediate range nuclear weapons nuclear energy nuclear fission nuclear fusion nuclear magnetic resonance nuclear …
Английский словарь Британика
WINTER — I. ˈwintə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — ˈn(y)üklēə(r), ÷ -kyələ(r) adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary nucle- + -ar; originally formed as French nucléaire 1. : of or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WINTER — (v. i.) To keep, feed or manage, during the winter; as, to winter young cattle on straw.
Английский словарь Webster
WINTER — (v. i.) To pass the winter; to hibernate; as, to winter in Florida.
Английский словарь Webster
NUCLEAR — (a.) Of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle (see Illust. of Karyokinesis) or the nuclear fibrils of …
Английский словарь Webster
WINTER — ( v. i. ) To pass the winter; to hibernate; as, to winter in Florida.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WINTER — ( v. i. ) To keep, feed or manage, during the winter; as, to winter young cattle on straw.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle (see Illust. of Karyokinesis) or the nuclear …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WINTER — — winterer , n. — winterish , adj. — winterishly , adv. — winterless , adj. /win"teuhr/ , n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — /nooh"klee euhr, nyooh"-/ or, by metathesis, /-kyeuh leuhr/ , adj. 1. pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WINTER — v. spend or pass the winter; keep or feed during the winter
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WINTER — I. ˈwin-tər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German wintar winter and perhaps to Lithuanian …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NUCLEAR — adjective Date: 1846 1. : of, relating to, or constituting a nucleus 2. a. : of or relating to the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WINTER — noun the period of decay, old age, death, or the like. 2. winter ·vi to keep, feed or manage, during …
Webster English vocab
NUCLEAR — adj of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle (see ·illust. of karyokinesis) or the nuclear fibrils of …
Webster English vocab
WINTER — [win.ter] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG wintar winter and perh. to Lith vanduo water, OE waeter--more at water] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NUCLEAR — [nu.cle.ar] adj (1846) 1: of, relating to, or constituting a nucleus 2. a: of or relating to the atomic nucleus …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WINTER — coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring; the name comes from an old Germanic word that means time …
Britannica English vocabulary
WINTER — winter, W~ BrE AmE ˈwɪnt ə AmE ˈwɪn t̬ ə r ▷ winter|ed d ▷ wintering ˈwɪnt‿ ə r ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — nuclear BrE AmE ˈnjuːk li‿ə § ˈnuːk-, !!-jəl ə AmE ˈnuːk li‿ ə r ˈnjuːk-, !!-jəl ə r — Preference …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WINTER — / ˈwɪntə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U , C ] the coldest season of the year, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — / ˈnjuːkliə(r); NAmE ˈnuː-/ adjective [ usually before noun ] 1. using, producing or resulting from nuclear energy : a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WINTER — I. win ‧ ter 1 S2 W2 /ˈwɪntə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NUCLEAR — nu ‧ cle ‧ ar W2 AC /ˈnjuːkliə $ ˈnuːkliər/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WINTER — n. & v. --n. 1 the coldest season of the year, in the N. hemisphere from December to February and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NUCLEAR — adj. 1 of, relating to, or constituting a nucleus. 2 using nuclear energy (nuclear reactor). 3 having nuclear weapons. ønuclear …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WINTER — n. & v. n. 1 the coldest season of the year, in the n. hemisphere from December to February and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — adj. 1 of, relating to, or constituting a nucleus. 2 using nuclear energy (nuclear reactor). 3 having nuclear weapons. nuclear …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WINTER — n. & v. --n. 1. the coldest season of the year, in the N. hemisphere from December to February and …
Oxford English vocab
NUCLEAR — adj.1 of, relating to, or constituting a nucleus. 2 using nuclear energy (nuclear reactor). 3 having nuclear weapons. Phrases and …
Oxford English vocab
WINTER — ( winters, wintering, wintered) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Winter is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Nuclear means relating to the nuclei …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Nuclear means relating to the nuclei …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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