MOUNTAIN CLIMATES

Meaning of MOUNTAIN CLIMATES in English

The special climate experienced in mountains due to their height. Most mountains have a wetter climate on the side facing the prevailing wind, and a dry sometimes desert climate on the lee, or rainshadow, side. Mountains are also notorious for their extremely variable weather.

Weather and meteorology English vocabulary. Английский словарь погоды и метеорологии . 2012

MOUNTAIN — I Landform that rises well above its surroundings, generally exhibiting steep slopes, a relatively confined summit area, and considerable local …
Английский словарь Британика
MOUNTAIN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOUNTAIN — (a.) Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to …
Английский словарь Webster
MOUNTAIN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or living on a mountain; found on or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOUNTAIN
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOUNTAIN — noun a mountainlike mass; something of great bulk. 2. mountain ·adj like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great. 3. mountain …
Webster English vocab
MOUNTAIN — landform that rises prominently above its surroundings, generally exhibiting steep slopes, a relatively confined summit area, and considerable local relief. …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOUNTAIN — mountain BrE AmE ˈmaʊnt ɪn -ən AmE \ - ə n —In singing sometimes -eɪn ▷ mountain|s z ▶ ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOUNTAIN — / ˈmaʊntən; NAmE ˈmaʊntn/ noun 1. a very high hill, often with rocks near the top : a chain / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOUNTAIN — moun ‧ tain S3 W3 /ˈmaʊntən, ˈmaʊntɪn $ ˈmaʊnt ə n/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOUNTAIN — n. 1 a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large or high …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOUNTAIN — n. 1 a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large or high …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOUNTAIN — n.1 a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large or high and …
Oxford English vocab
MOUNTAIN — ( mountains) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A mountain is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOUNTAIN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a coastal/desert/mountain etc environment ▪ The storm caused significant damage to the coastal environment. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOUNTAIN — [noun] [C] - a raised part of the Earth's surface, larger than a hill, the top of which might be …
Cambridge English vocab
MOUNTAIN — n. mountain sheep mountain lion Mountain Man mountain climbing mountain sickness Bernese mountain dog Kings Mountain Battle of Landis Kenesaw …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MOUNTAIN — noun 1 very high hill ADJECTIVE ▪ big , great , high , large , tall , towering ▪ 1 000 m …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MOUNTAIN — • ↑ a mountain of • ↑ make a mountain out of a molehill
Longman Activator English vocab
MOUNTAIN — n. 25B6; noun a range of mountains : PEAK, height, mount, prominence, summit, pinnacle, alp; ( mountains ) range, massif, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLIMATES — ➡ weather
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
MOUNTAIN — 1. сущ. 1) гора to climb, scale a mountain ≈ восходить на гору high mountains ≈ высокие горы snow-covered mountains …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLIMATES — Климаты
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLIMATES — Климат
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MOUNTAIN — mountain.ogg ʹmaʋntın n 1. гора mountain chain /range/ stream, pass, air, climate, plants, flowers - горная цепь речка, -ый перевал, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MOUNTAIN — 1) гора 2) горный 3) горский • - mountain aneroid - mountain observatory - mountain river - mountain terrain
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MOUNTAIN — mountain сущ.1) гора to climb, scale a mountain — восходить на гору high mountains — высокие горы snow-covered mountains — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MOUNTAIN — n 1. гора mountain chain /range/ stream, pass, air, climate, plants, flowers - горная цепь речка, -ый перевал, -ый воздух, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MOUNTAIN — 1. сущ. 1) гора to climb, scale a mountain — восходить на гору high mountains — высокие горы snow-covered mountains …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MOUNTAIN — 1. сущ. 1) гора to climb, scale a mountain — восходить на гору high mountains — высокие горы snow-covered mountains — горы, покрытые снегом a …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MOUNTAIN — _n. 1> гора 2> масса, куча, множество 3> (the Mountain) _фр. _ист. 'Гора', партия монтаньяров 4> _attr. горный; нагорный; the …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
MOUNTAIN — n. 1. гора 2. масса, куча, множество 3. (the Mountain) фр. ист. 'Гора', партия монтаньяров 4. attr. горный; нагорный; the …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
MOUNTAIN — _n. 1> гора 2> масса, куча, множество 3> (the M.) _фр. _ист. "Гора", партия монтаньяров 4> _attr. горный; нагорный; the …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
MOUNTAIN — 1. сущ. 1) гора to climb, scale a mountain ≈ восходить на гору high mountains ≈ высокие горы snow-covered mountains …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLIMATES — Климаты
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOREST — I Complex ecosystem in which trees are the dominant life-form. Tree-dominated forests can occur wherever the temperatures rise above 50 …
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WHEAT — cereal grass of the Gramineae (Poaceae) family and of the genus Triticum and its edible grain, one of the oldest …
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WEATHERING — disintegration or alteration of rock in its natural or original position at or near the Earth's surface through physical, chemical, …
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STINKBUG — any member of the insect family Pentatomidae (order Heteroptera), which has more than 5,000 species. Stinkbugs are characterized by their …
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SOIL — earthen material that covers land surfaces and is formed by the action of natural physical, chemical, and biotic forces on …
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RESIDUAL LANDFORM — also called Relict Landform, landform that was produced as the remains of an ancient landscape, escaping burial or destruction to …
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ONION — (species Allium cepa), herbaceous biennial plant and its edible bulb. The onion is probably native to southwestern Asia but is …
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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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HOUSEPLANT — any plant adapted for growing indoors. The most common are exotic plants native to warm, frost-free parts of the world …
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GRASSLAND — area with the dominant vegetation being grasses and grasslike plants, often with scattered trees or shrubs. Grasslands were, until extensive …
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FORESTRY — the management of forested land, together with associated waters and wasteland, primarily for harvesting timber but also for conservation and …
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FOREST — complex ecological system in which trees are the dominant life form. Tree-dominated forests can occur wherever the temperatures rise above …
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DROUGHT — also spelled Drouth, lack or insufficiency of rain for an extended period that causes a considerable hydrologic (water) imbalance and, …
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DEW — deposit of waterdrops formed at night by the condensation of water vapour from the air onto the surfaces of objects …
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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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CEREAL — also called grain any grass yielding starchy seeds suitable for food. The cereals most commonly cultivated are wheat, rice, rye, …
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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION — the techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures, primarily those used to provide shelter. Building construction …
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YARMOUTH INTERGLACIAL STAGE — major division of Pleistocene deposits and time (1,600,000 to 10,000 years ago) in North America. The Yarmouth Interglacial was named …
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UNITED STATES — officially United States of America, abbreviations U.S. or U.S.A., byname America country of North America with 48 contiguous states occupying …
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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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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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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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ARCTIC — northernmost region of the Earth, centred on the North Pole and characterized by distinctively polar conditions of climate, plant and …
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CLIMATE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOREST — n. Complex ecosystem in which trees are the dominant life-form. Tree-dominated forests can occur wherever the temperatures rise above 50 …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SCORPION — (Heb. 'akrab), a well known venomous insect of hot climates, shaped much like a lobster. It is usually not more …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary

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