TEMPERATE RAIN FOREST

Meaning of TEMPERATE RAIN FOREST in English

[temperate rain forest] n (ca. 1930): woodland of a usu. rather mild climatic area within the temperate zone that receives heavy rainfall, usu. includes numerous kinds of trees, and is distinguished from a tropical rain forest by the presence of a dominant tree

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TEMPERATE RAIN FOREST — noun Date: circa 1930 woodland of a usually rather mild climatic area within the temperate zone that receives heavy rainfall, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TEMPERATE RAIN FOREST — noun : woodland of temperate but usually rather mild climatic areas with heavy rainfall usually including numerous kinds of trees …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TEMPERATE RAIN FOREST — Date: circa 1930 : woodland of a usually rather mild climatic area within the temperate zone that receives heavy rainfall, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TEMPERATE RAIN FOREST — Function: noun Date: circa 1930 : woodland of a usually rather mild climatic area within the temperate zone that receives …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TEMPERATE — I. pp of temperar ; II. adj temperate; (zona) temperate temperate (zone)
Interlingua English vocab
FOREST — I Complex ecosystem in which trees are the dominant life-form. Tree-dominated forests can occur wherever the temperatures rise above 50 …
Английский словарь Британика
RAIN — I. ˈrān noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English reyn, from Old English regn, rēn; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOREST — I. ˈfȯrə̇st, ˈfär- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin forestis, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TEMPERATE — ˈtemp(ə)rə̇t, usu -ə̇d+V adjective Etymology: Middle English temperat, from Latin temperatus, from past participle of temperare 1. : marked by …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TEMPERATE — (v. t.) To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.
Английский словарь Webster
TEMPERATE — (v. t.) Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking.
Английский словарь Webster
TEMPERATE — (v. t.) Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language.
Английский словарь Webster
TEMPERATE — (v. t.) Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.
Английский словарь Webster
TEMPERATE — ( v. t. ) To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TEMPERATE — ( v. t. ) Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TEMPERATE — ( v. t. ) Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TEMPERATE — ( v. t. ) Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TEMPERATE — — temperately , adv. — temperateness , n. /tem"peuhr it, tem"prit/ , adj. 1. moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAIN — — rainless , adj. — rainlessness , n. /rayn/ , n. 1. water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOREST — — forestal, forestial /feuh res"cheuhl/ , adj. — forested , adj. — forestless , adj. — forestlike , adj. /fawr"ist, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAIN — I. ˈrān noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English reyn, from Old English regn, rēn; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOREST — I. ˈfȯr-əst, ˈfär- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin forestis ( silva ) unenclosed …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TEMPERATE — adjective Etymology: Middle English temperat, from Latin temperatus, from past participle of temperare Date: 14th century 1. : marked by …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TEMPERATE — vt proceeding from temperance. 2. temperate ·vt moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate. 3. temperate ·vt not …
Webster English vocab
RAIN — noun & ·v reign. 2. rain ·vt to pour or shower down from above, like rain from the clouds. 3. …
Webster English vocab
FOREST — vt to cover with trees or wood. 2. forest ·adj of or pertaining to a forest; sylvan. 3. forest ·noun …
Webster English vocab
RAIN — [rain] n, often attrib [ME reyn, fr. OE regn, ren; akin to OHG regan rain] (bef. 12c) 1 a: water …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOREST — [for.est] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OF, fr. LL forestis (silva) unenclosed (woodland), fr. L foris outside--more at forum] (13c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAIN — precipitation of liquid water drops with diameters greater than 0.5 mm (0.02 inch). When the drops are smaller, the precipitation …
Britannica English vocabulary
FOREST — complex ecological system in which trees are the dominant life form. Tree-dominated forests can occur wherever the temperatures rise above …
Britannica English vocabulary
FOREST — county, northwestern Pennsylvania, U.S. It consists of a hilly region on the Allegheny Plateau drained by the Allegheny and Clarion …
Britannica English vocabulary
TEMPERATE — temperate BrE AmE ˈtemp ə r‿ət ɪt ▷ temperate|ly li ▷ temperate|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOREST — forest, F~ BrE AmE ˈfɒr ɪst -əst AmE ˈfɔːr əst ˈfɑːr- ▷ forest|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RAIN — / reɪn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , sing. ] water that falls from the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOREST — / ˈfɒrɪst; NAmE ˈfɔːr-; ˈfɑːr-/ noun 1. [ C , U ] a large area of land that is thickly …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TEMPERATE — tem ‧ pe ‧ rate /ˈtemp ə rət, ˈtemp ə rɪt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAIN — I. rain 1 S2 W2 /reɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: regn ] 1 . [uncountable] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOREST — for ‧ est S2 W2 /ˈfɒrəst, ˈfɒrɪst $ ˈfɔː-, ˈfɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAIN — n. & v. --n. 1 a the condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops. b the fall …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOREST — n. & v. --n. 1 a (often attrib.) a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth. b the trees …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TEMPERATE — adj. 1 avoiding excess; self-restrained. 2 moderate. 3 (of a region or climate) characterized by mild temperatures. 4 abstemious. temperate …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAIN — n. & v. n. 1 a the condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops. b the fall …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOREST — n. & v. n. 1 a (often attrib.) a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth. b the trees …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TEMPERATE — adj.1 avoiding excess; self-restrained. 2 moderate. 3 (of a region or climate) characterized by mild temperatures. 4 abstemious. Phrases and …
Oxford English vocab
RAIN — n. & v. --n. 1. a the condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops. b the fall …
Oxford English vocab
FOREST — n. & v. --n. 1. a (often attrib.) a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth. b the trees …
Oxford English vocab
TEMPERATE — 1. Temperate is used to describe a climate or a place which is never extremely hot or extremely cold. The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAIN — ( rains, raining, rained) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Rain is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOREST — ( forests) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A forest is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TEMPERATE — 1. Temperate is used to describe a climate or a place which is never extremely hot or extremely cold. The …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TEMPERATE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES temperate zone temperate (= never very hot or very cold ) ▪ Europe's climate is …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAIN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a rain/snow storm ▪ They got caught in a terrible snow storm. acid rain …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOREST — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a forest fire (= a very large fire in a forest ) ▪ Greece has …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TEMPERATE — [adjective] - (of weather conditions) neither very hot nor very coldBritain's climate is temperate - it is neither tropical nor …
Cambridge English vocab
RAIN — [noun], [verb] - (to fall as) drops of water from cloudsRain is forecast for tomorrow. [U]Come inside out of the …
Cambridge English vocab
FOREST — [noun] - a large area of land covered with trees and plants, usually larger than a wood, or the trees …
Cambridge English vocab
FOREST — n. Forest of Ardennes boreal forest Belidor Bernard Forest de Black Forest Bohemian Forest De Forest Lee national forest Petrified …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FOREST — Synonyms and related words : afforestation, afforestational, arboreous, arboretum, back country, backwoods, bed, boondock, boondocks, borderland, bosky, braky, broadcast, brush, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TEMPERATE — adj. Temperate is used with these nouns: ↑ climate , ↑ latitude , ↑ zone
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RAIN — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ driving , hard , lashing ( esp. BrE ), pelting , pounding ( esp. AmE ) …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FOREST — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dense , thick ▪ impenetrable ▪ deep ▪ dark ▪ native , natural ▪ national ▪ ancient …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TEMPERATE — adj. 25B6; adjective temperate climates : MILD, clement, benign, gentle, balmy. he was temperate in his consumption : SELF-RESTRAINED, restrained, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TEMPERATE — adj. 1 moderate, reasonable, (self-)restrained, disciplined, controlled, forbearing, reasonable, sensible, sane, rational, not excessive, composed, steady, stable, even-tempered, equable, sober, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
RAIN — n. 1 precipitation, drizzle, sprinkle, downpour, shower, thunder-shower, cloudburst, rainstorm, squall, deluge, US sunshower After the rain the sun came …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

Merriam-Webster English vocab

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