LATITUDES

Meaning of LATITUDES in English

regions with reference to their temperature and distance from the equator:

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

LATITUDES — [plural] [noun]At these latitudes (= area near to a particular latitude) the sun does not rise at all on winter …
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LATITUDES — Широты
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LATITUDES — Широты
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LATITUDES — Широты
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WIND — in climatology, the movement of air relative to the surface of the Earth. Winds play a significant role in determining …
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TROPICAL CYCLONE — severe atmospheric disturbance in the tropical oceans between latitudes of approximately 5 and 30 in both hemispheres. These storms are …
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SEASON — any of four divisions of the year according to consistent annual changes in the weather. The seasonswinter, spring, summer, and …
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PLUVIAL REGIME — a regular seasonal and annual pattern of rainfall and other precipitation in a specified region or locality. Averaged zonally, regions …
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OCEAN CURRENT — horizontal and vertical circulation system of ocean waters produced by gravity, wind friction, and water density variation in different parts …
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FRONT — in meteorology, interface or transition zone between two air masses of different density and temperature; the sporadic flareups of weather …
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CLIMATE — conditions of the atmosphere at a particular location over a long period of time; it is the long-term summation of …
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ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION — large-scale wind systems arranged in several eastwest belts that encircle the Earth. In the subtropical high-pressure belts near latitudes 30 …
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AIR MASS — in meteorology, large body of air having nearly uniform conditions of temperature and humidity at any given level of altitude. …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2000: LIFE-SCIENCES — BOTANY The politics surrounding the genetic engineering of plants became rancorous in 1999. In many Western European countries, trials of …
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TERTIARY PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. interval of geologic …
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SILURIAN PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. interval of geologic …
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PLEISTOCENE EPOCH — the earlier and major of the two epochs that constitute the Quaternary Period of Earth history, and the time period …
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PERMIAN PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. last period of …
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PALEOZOIC ERA — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. also spelled Palaeozoic, …
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HOLOCENE EPOCH — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. formerly Recent Epoch, …
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CRETACEOUS PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. third period of …
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CLIMATE AND LIFE — Climate and life Coevolution of climate and life It has been well established that life and climate interact and that …
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CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. fifth interval of …
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CAMBRIAN PERIOD — oldest time division of the Paleozoic Era, extending from 540 to 505 million years ago. The rocks that originated during …
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LATITUDE — lat ‧ i ‧ tude /ˈlætətjuːd, ˈlætɪtjuːd $ -tuːd/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LATITUDE — n. 1 Geog. a the angular distance on a meridian north or south of the equator, expressed in degrees and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LATITUDE — n. 1 Geog. a the angular distance on a meridian north or south of the equator, expressed in degrees and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LATITUDE — сущ. 1) геогр.; астр. широта in the latitude of 40 degree S. ≈ на 40 градусе южной широты at a …
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ШИРОТА — жен. 1) width; breadth прям. и перен. широта взглядов — breadth of views широта ума — breadth of mind 2) …
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LATITUDE — сущ. 1) геогр.; астр. широта in the latitude of 40 degree S. ≈ на 40 градусе южной широты at a …
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