EQUILIBRIUM LINE (ICE SHEET)

Meaning of EQUILIBRIUM LINE (ICE SHEET) in English

For given climatic conditions, the latitude where a balance is maintained between the ablation of the ice sheet and the accumulation of new ice.

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ICE — I water and water vapour. Below 32 kF (0 kC), liquid water forms a hard solid and water vapour forms …
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EQUILIBRIUM — Condition in which the net force acting on a particle is zero. A body in equilibrium experiences no acceleration and, …
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SHEET — I. ˈshēt, usu -ēd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English shete, from Old English scēte, scȳte; akin to Old …
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LINE — I. ˈlīn noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English līn — more at linen 1. a. archaic …
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ICE — I. ˈīs noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English is, from Old English īs; akin to Old …
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EQUILIBRIUM — ˌēkwəˈlibrēəm also ˌek- noun ( plural equilibriums -ēəmz ; or equilib·ria -ēə) Etymology: Latin aequilibrium, from aequilibris in equilibrium, from …
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SHEET — sheet 1 — sheetless , adj. — sheetlike , adj. /sheet/ , n. 1. a large rectangular piece of cotton, …
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LINE — line 1 — linable, lineable , adj. — lineless , adj. — linelike , adj. /luyn/ , n. , v. …
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ICE — — iceless , adj. — icelike , adj. /uys/ , n. , v. , iced, icing , adj. n. 1. …
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SHEET — I. ˈshēt noun Etymology: Middle English shete, from Old English scēte, scīete; akin to Old English scēat edge, Old High …
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ICE — I. ˈīs noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English is, from Old English īs; akin to Old High German īs …
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SHEET — vt the book itself. 2. sheet ·vt to expand, as a sheet. 3. sheet ·vt a sail. 4. sheet ·vt …
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ICE — noun concreted sugar. 2. ice ·noun any substance having the appearance of ice; as, camphor ice. 3. ice ·vt to …
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EQUILIBRIUM — noun a balancing of the mind between motives or reasons, with consequent indecision and doubt. 2. equilibrium ·noun equality of …
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SHEET — [sheet] n [ME shete, fr. OE scyte; akin to OE sceat edge, OHG scoz flap, skirt] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
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ICE — [ice] n, often attrib [ME is, fr. OE is; akin to OHG is ice, Av isu- icy] (bef. 12c) 1 …
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ICE — solid substance produced by the freezing of water vapour or liquid water. At temperatures below 0 C (32 F), water …
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EQUILIBRIUM — in physics, condition in which the resultant or vector sum of all forces acting upon a particle is zero. A …
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ICE — ice BrE AmE aɪs ▷ iced aɪst ▷ ices ˈaɪs ɪz -əz ▷ icing ˈaɪs ɪŋ ▶ ˈ ice age …
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SHEET — / ʃiːt; NAmE / noun ON BED 1. a large piece of thin cloth used on a bed to lie …
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ICE — / aɪs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] water that has frozen and become solid …
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EQUILIBRIUM — / ˌiːkwɪˈlɪbriəm; NAmE ; ˌek-/ noun [ U , sing. ] 1. a state of balance, especially between opposing forces …
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SHEET — sheet S1 W2 /ʃiːt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: scyte ] 1 . FOR A …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LINE — I. line 1 S1 W1 /laɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Partly from Old French ligne , …
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ICE — I. ice 1 S2 W3 /aɪs/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: verb : ↑ ice , ↑ de-ice ; …
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LINE — n. & v. --n. 1 a continuous mark or band made on a surface (drew a line). 2 use of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ICE — n. & v. --n. 1 a frozen water, a brittle transparent crystalline solid. b a sheet of this on the …
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LINE — n. & v. n. 1 a continuous mark or band made on a surface (drew a line). 2 use of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ICE — n. & v. n. 1 a frozen water, a brittle transparent crystalline solid. b a sheet of this on the …
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SHEET — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a large rectangular piece of cotton or other fabric, used esp. in pairs as …
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LINE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a continuous mark or band made on a surface (drew a line). 2 use …
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ICE — n. & v. --n. 1. a frozen water, a brittle transparent crystalline solid. b a sheet of this on the …
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SHEET — ( sheets) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A sheet is a …
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LINE — ( lines, lining, lined) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A line …
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ICE — ( ices, icing, iced) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Ice is …
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EQUILIBRIUM — ( equilibria) 1. Equilibrium is a balance between several different influences or aspects of a situation. ( FORMAL ) Stocks …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LINE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a boundary line ▪ There was some disagreement about the exact position of the …
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ICE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES black ice ▪ Driving conditions are dangerous, with black ice in many areas. dry …
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EQUILIBRIUM — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE competitive ▪ Since no Pareto gain is possible, the initial position - competitive equilibrium …
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SHEET — [noun] [C] - a large thin flat esp. rectangular piece of something, esp. a piece of cloth used for sleeping …
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EQUILIBRIUM — [noun] [U] [slightly formal] - a state of balanceThe disease destroys much of the inner-ear, disturbing the animal's equilibrium.The resignation …
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ICE — adj. dry ice Greenland Ice Sheet ice age ice cream ice dancing ice formation ice hockey Larsen Ice Shelf Laurentide …
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EQUILIBRIUM — n. Condition in which the net force acting on a particle is zero. A body in equilibrium experiences no acceleration …
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SHEET — noun 1 large piece of fabric used on a bed ADJECTIVE ▪ clean , crisp , fresh ▪ a pile …
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LINE — INDEX: 1. a line on paper 2. a line of colour 3. a line on the ground or on the …
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SHEET — n. 1 bed-sheet, crib-sheet, fitted sheet, flat sheet, US contour sheet How often do you change the sheets on your …
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EQUILIBRIUM — "An electrode or an electrochemical cell is said to be in ""equilibrium"" when there is no net current flowing and …
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EQUILIBRIUM — A situation which exists after the specified conditions have been in effect long enough to affect all ages for the …
Fishery English Glossary
SHEET — I 1. сущ. 1) простыня (предмет постельного белья) to change the sheets ≈ менять простыни to put on clean sheets …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LINE — I 1. сущ. 1) а) линия, черта; штрих to draw a line ≈ провести линию fine, thin line ≈ тонкая …
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ICE — 1. сущ. 1) лед to form, make, produce ice ≈делать лед, замораживать лед to melt ice ≈ растапливать лед hard …
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EQUILIBRIUM — сущ. 1) баланс, равновесие, устойчивость; равновесность to upset the equilibrium ≈ нарушить равновесие equilibrium between cost and prices ≈ соответствие …
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SHEET — sheet.ogg 1. ʃi:t n 1. простыня between the sheets - разг. в постели as white as a sheet - бледный …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LINE — line.ogg _I 1. laın n 1. 1> линия ( тж. мат. ) straight bent, curved line - прямая изогнутая, кривая …
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ICE — ice.ogg 1. aıs n 1. лёд black ice - а) прозрачная ледяная корка; б) старый глетчерный лёд blue glacier ice …
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EQUILIBRIUM — equilibrium.ogg ͵i:kwıʹlıbrıəm n ( pl тж. -ia) 1. равновесие stable equilibrium - устойчивое равновесие a political equilibrium - политическое равновесие …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHEET — 1) лист 2) метал. (тонкий) лист; тонколистовая сталь 3) обшивать листами 4) горн. пласт, прослойка 5) слой 6) пластин(к)а; полоса; …
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LINE — 1) линия || проводить линии, линовать 2) матем. прямая 3) черта; штрих || штриховать 4) контур, очертание 5) кривая ( …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
ICE — 1) лёд || обледеневать, покрываться льдом, замерзать 2) замораживать • ice under pressure — сжатый лёд ice of land origin …
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EQUILIBRIUM — равновесие, положение равновесия; состояние равновесия || равновесный to attain equilibrium — достигать равновесия; to be in equilibrium — находиться в …
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