arid

Definition of arid in English English dictionary: Devoid of value; Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually; Very dry; {a} dry, parched up with heat; Dry, having little rainfall, desert climate; Describes a very dry lane surface; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or shrubs; An arid area is dry and hot, with little rainfall and few plants; {s} dry, parched; A term describing a climate or region in which precipitation is so deficient in quantity or occurs so infrequently that intensive agricultural production is not possible without irrigation; An adjective applied to regions where precipitation is deficient in quantity; where agriculture is impractical without irrigation; An adjective applied to regions where precipitation is deficient in quantity; where agriculture is impractical without irrigation ARTESIAN AQUIFER: An aquifer where the water is under sufficient head (pressure) to cause it to rise above the zone of saturation if the opportunity were afforded for it to do so ARTESIAN WELL: A well tapping a confined or artesian aquifer in which the static water level stands above the top of the aquifer The term is sometimes used to include all wells tapping confined water Wells with water level above the water table are said to have positive artesian head, (pressure) and those with water level below the water table, negative artesian head; settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C; Rolo lacking sufficient water or rainfall; "an arid climate"; "a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross; very dry area; rainfall is too little for vegetation to grow; Describes regions where precipitation is insufficient in quantity for most crops and where agriculture is impractical without irrigation; A relatively dry climate in which annual precipitation is less than 10 inches, which generally is insufficient for crops to be grown without irrigation Such areas usually are the focus of debate over federal water policies; (1) Areas where mean annual evaporation exceeds mean annual precipitation; (2) having insufficient rainfall to support agriculture; (3) the hyper-arid zone (arid index 0 03) comprises dryland areas without vegetation with the exception of a few scattered shrubs Annual rainfall is low, rarely exceeding 100 millimeters (4 inches) In the arid zone (arid index 0 03-0 20), the native vegetation is sparse, being comprised of annual and perennial grasses and other herbaceous vegetation, and shrubs and small trees There is high rainfall variability, with annual amounts ranging between 100 and 300 millimeters (4 and 12 inches); Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry; barren; region region that is very dry, with an annual rainfall of less than 250 mm (by comparison, London has an average rainfall of 600 mm); Dry; having no moisture, barren, applied to areas having less than 15 inches rainfall per year; Arid land is so dry that very few plants can grow on it. new strains of crops that can withstand arid conditions; lacking sufficient water or rainfall; "an arid climate"; "a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross"; lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C J Rolo; If you describe something such as a period of your life or an academic subject as arid, you mean that it has so little interest, excitement, or purpose that it makes you feel bored or unhappy. She had given him the only joy his arid life had ever known; A term used for an extremely dry climate The degree to which a climate lacks effective, life-promoting moisture It is considered the opposite of humid when speaking of climates; An adjective which describes regions where precipitation is so deficient in quantity, or occurs at such times, that agriculture is impracticable without irrigation; A term used for an extemely dry climate The degree to which a climate lacks effective, life-promoting moisture It is considered the opposite of humid when speaking of climates; extremely dry; the driest climates on our planet, often associated with the desert vegetation type
arid land: parched land, land too dry for agriculture
arid plain: flat area of land which receives little rainfall
arid zone: dry area, region with a very dry climate
aridity: A long term lack of rainfall or moisture
semi-arid: -Climate of 250 - 500 mm annual rainfall
aridity: {n} dryness, drouth
aridness: {n} dryness, drouth
aridity: Extreme dryness which encourages the preservation, and possible mummification of organic remains
aridity: A general term used to describe areas suffering from lack of rain or drought More specifically, a condition in which evaporation exceeds precipitation
aridity: The degree to which a climate lacks effective, life-promoting moisture; the opposite of humidity, in the climate sense of the term The overall concept of aridity versus humidity is coming to be known as precipitation effectiveness Two basic approaches have been made The first, used by W Kppen and modified by Bailey, does not openly define aridity, but rather assigns delimiting values of annual precipitation (treated with regard to distribution and temperature) to separate a dry climate from other types The second approach actually prescribes a measure of aridity or precipitation effectiveness and uses these values as a primary parameter of classification Of this type are Thornthwaite's precipitation- effectiveness index and moisture index, E de Martonne's index of aridity, W Gorczyski's aridity coefficient, Lang's moisture factor, and ngstrm's humidity coefficient
aridity: a condition yielding nothing of value
aridity: index The ratio of a region's potential annual evaporation, as determined by its receipt of solar radiation, to its average annual precipitation
aridity: {i} dryness; barrenness
aridity: The state or quality of being arid or without moisture; dryness
aridity: Fig
aridity: Want of interest of feeling; insensibility; dryness of style or feeling; spiritual drought
aridity: a permanent absence of rainfall
aridly: dryly
aridly: In an arid manner
aridness: {i} quality of being dry, lack of moisture
aridness: Aridity; dryness
aridness: The state or quality of being arid
aridness: a permanent absence of rainfall
semi-arid: rainfall amounts of no more than 10 - 20 inches per year
semi-arid: area in which precipitation, though slight, is sufficient for growth of short, sparse grass
semi-arid: moderately dry climates; usually not as dry as arid climates, but usually not as wet as temperate climates

Turkish - English

Definition of arid in Turkish English dictionary: (Kanun) incidental; (Kanun) accidental; (Kanun) fortuitous
arid bölge: (Tarım) arid zone

arid

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ar·id

Turkish pronunciation

ärıd

Synonyms

barren, bone-dry, desert, dry as a bone, dry as dust, dusty, moistureless, parched, thirsty, waterless, boring, colorless, drab, dreary, dry

Antonyms

damp, humid, moist, wet, interested, lively, spirited

Pronunciation

/ˈarəd/ /ˈærəd/

Etymology

() Ultimately from the Latin term āridus (“dry, arid, parched”), confer its synonymous contracted form ardus. Originally from the verb āreo (“I am dry, I am parched”), akin to ārdeō (“I'm on fire, I burn”).

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