OROGRAPHIC RAINFALL

Meaning of OROGRAPHIC RAINFALL in English

Precipitation that results when moist air is lifted over a topographic barrier such as a mountain range.

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RAINFALL — noun Date: 1854 the amount of precipitation usually measured by the depth in inches, rain 2a
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OROGRAPHIC — also ~al adjective Date: circa 1803 of or relating to mountains
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RAINFALL — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a fall of rain there was another rainfall that night — Dan Wickenden 2. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OROGRAPHIC — |ōrə|grafik adjective also oro·graph·i·cal -fə̇kəl Etymology: oro- (I) + -graphic, -graphical : of or relating to mountains especially with respect …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAINFALL — (n.) A fall or descent of rain; the water, or amount of water, that falls in rain; as, the average …
Английский словарь Webster
OROGRAPHIC — (a.) Alt. of Orographical
Английский словарь Webster
RAINFALL — ( n. ) A fall or descent of rain; the water, or amount of water, that falls in rain; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OROGRAPHIC — ( a. ) Alt. of Orographical
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RAINFALL — /rayn"fawl'/ , n. 1. a fall or shower of rain. 2. the amount of water falling in rain, snow, etc., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAINFALL — n. quantity of rain that has fallen; shower, rain, instance of water droplets falling from the clouds during stormy weather
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RAINFALL — noun Date: 1854 1. : the amount of precipitation usually measured by the depth in inches 2. : rain 2a
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OROGRAPHIC — adjective also oro·graph·i·cal -fi-kəl Date: circa 1803 : of or relating to mountains ; especially : associated with or induced …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAINFALL — noun a fall or descent of rain; the water, or amount of water, that falls in rain; as, the average …
Webster English vocab
OROGRAPHIC — adj ·alt. of orographical.
Webster English vocab
RAINFALL — ■ noun 1》 the fall of rain. 2》 the quantity of rain falling within a given area in a given …
Concise Oxford English vocab
OROGRAPHIC — [ ˌɒrə'grafɪk ] ■ adjective relating to mountains, especially as regards their position and form. ↘(of clouds or rainfall) resulting …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RAINFALL — [rain.fall] n (1854) 1: the amount of precipitation usu. measured by the depth in inches 2: rain 2a
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OROGRAPHIC — [oro.graph.ic] also oro.graph.i.cal adj (ca. 1803): of or relating to mountains; esp: associated with or induced by the presence of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAINFALL — rainfall BrE AmE ˈreɪn fɔːl -fɑːl
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RAINFALL — / ˈreɪnfɔːl; NAmE / noun [ U , sing. ] the total amount of rain that falls in a particular …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OROGRAPHIC — / ˌɒrəˈgræfɪk; NAmE / adjective ( geology ) connected with mountains, especially with their position and shape
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAINFALL — rain ‧ fall /ˈreɪnfɔːl $ -fɒːl/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] the amount of rain that falls on an …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAINFALL — n. 1 a fall of rain. 2 the quantity of rain falling within a given area in a given time.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAINFALL — n. 1 a fall of rain. 2 the quantity of rain falling within a given area in a given time.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAINFALL — ( rainfalls) Rainfall is the amount of rain that falls in a place during a particular period. There have been …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAINFALL — (~s) Rainfall is the amount of rain that falls in a place during a particular period. There have been four …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RAINFALL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE annual ▪ The average cheetah will change over the centuries, just like the mean …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAINFALL — [noun] [U] - rain, or the amount of rain that fallsHeavy rainfall ruined the match.The average annual rainfall in this …
Cambridge English vocab
RAINFALL — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ abundant , excessive , heavy , high ▪ There have been heavy ~s this month. ▪ low …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OROGRAPHIC — Related to, or caused by, physical geography (such as mountains or sloping terrain).
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
RAINFALL — noun BAD : There was no rainfall for over three months. GOOD : There was no rain for over three …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
OROGRAPHIC — Related to, or caused by, physical geography (such as mountains or sloping terrain).
A Comprehensive English Glossary Of Weather
RAINFALL — сущ. 1) количество осадков to measure rainfall ≈ измерять количество осадков annual, yearly rainfall ≈ годовое количество осадков average rainfall …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OROGRAPHIC — (геология) орографический
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RAINFALL — rainfall.ogg ʹreınfɔ:l n метеор. 1. 1> атмосферные осадки 2> количество атмосферных осадков rainfall map - карта (дождевых) осадков 2. дождь …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OROGRAPHIC — a геол. орографический
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RAINFALL — 1) (дождевые) осадки 2) количество (дождевых) осадков • - annual rainfall - areal rainfall - area rainfall - convective rainfall …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
RAINFALL — 1) (дождевые) осадки 2) количество (дождевых) осадков • - annual rainfall - areal rainfall - area rainfall - convective rainfall - effective rainfall - mean annual rainfall - storm …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
RAINFALL — rainfall сущ.1) количество осадков to measure rainfall — измерять количество осадков annual, yearly rainfall — годовое количество осадков average rainfall …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
OROGRAPHIC — (a) орографический
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
OROGRAPHIC — a геол. орографический
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
RAINFALL — n метеор. 1. 1> атмосферные осадки 2> количество атмосферных осадков rainfall map - карта (дождевых) осадков 2. дождь excess rainfall …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OROGRAPHIC — a геол. орографический
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RAINFALL — сущ. 1) количество осадков to measure rainfall — измерять количество осадков annual, yearly rainfall — годовое количество осадков average rainfall …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RAINFALL — сущ. 1) количество осадков to measure rainfall — измерять количество осадков annual, yearly rainfall — годовое количество осадков average rainfall — среднее количество осадков measurable …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RAINFALL — 1) атмосферные осадки; ливень 2) количество атмосферных осадков • - annual rainfall
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
OROGRAPHIC — гипсометрический орографический
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
RAINFALL — сущ. 1) количество осадков to measure rainfall ≈ измерять количество осадков annual, yearly rainfall ≈ годовое количество осадков average rainfall …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OROGRAPHIC — (геология) орографический
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OROGRAPHIC RAIN — noun : the rain produced when a mountain deflects moisture-laden wind upward
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OROGRAPHIC PRECIPITATION — precipitation caused by the lifting of moist air over a mountain barrier. [ 1965-70 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OROGRAPHIC CLOUD — any cloud whose existence and form are largely controlled by the disturbed flow of air over and around mountains, as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OROGRAPHIC PRECIPITATION — rain, snow, or other precipitation produced when moist air is lifted as it moves over a mountain range. As the …
Britannica English vocabulary
OROGRAPHIC EFFECT — The effect that the varying topography has on atmospheric circulations. Deflection of air flow by mountains lifts air, resulting in …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
OROGRAPHIC RAINFALL/SNOWFALL — For precipitation to occur, other conditions being satisfied (i.e. enough humidity, required temperature structure, sufficient depth of cloud etc.), there …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
OROGRAPHIC LIFTING — Where the flow of air is forced up and over barriers such as highlands or mountains. Moist air being forced …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
OROGRAPHICAL — adjective see: orographic
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OROGRAPHICALLY — adverb see orographic
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OROGRAPHICAL — adjective see orographic
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OROGRAPHY — — orographic /awr'euh graf"ik, or'euh-/ , orographical , adj. — orographically , adv. /aw rog"reuh fee, oh rog"-/ , n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OROGRAPHICAL — see orographic
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAIN SHADOW — lee side of an orographic (mountainous) barrier, which receives considerably less precipitation than the windward side. See orographic precipitation.
Britannica English vocabulary
CLOUD — any visible mass of water droplets, ice crystals, or a mixture of both that is suspended in the air, usually …
Britannica English vocabulary

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