monsoonal
mon·soon
(mŏn-so͞on′)n.
1. A wind system that influences large climatic regions and reverses direction seasonally.
2. A wind from the southwest or south that brings heavy rainfall to southern Asia in the summer.
3. A similar seasonal wind, as in the southwest United States, that brings increased rainfall.
4. The rain that comes with any of these winds or wind systems.
[Obsolete Dutch monssoen, from Portuguese monção, from Arabic mawsim, season, from wasama, to mark; see wsm in Semitic roots.]
mon·soon′al adj.
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monsoon
(mɒnˈsuːn)n
1. (Physical Geography) a seasonal wind of S Asia that blows from the southwest in summer, bringing heavy rains, and from the northeast in winter
2. (Physical Geography) the rainy season when the SW monsoon blows, from about April to October
3. (Physical Geography) any wind that changes direction with the seasons
[C16: from obsolete Dutch monssoen, from Portuguese monção, from Arabic mawsim season]
monˈsoonal adj
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mon•soon
(mɒnˈsun)n.
1. the seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and S Asia, blowing from the SW in summer and from the NE in winter.
2. (in India and nearby lands) the season during which the SW monsoon blows, commonly marked by heavy rains; rainy season.
[1575–85; < Dutch monssoen (now obsolete) < Portuguese monção, earlier moução < Arabic mawsim season]
mon•soon′al, adj.
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mon·soon
(mŏn-so͞on′)1. A system of winds that influences the climate of a large area and that reverses direction with the seasons. Monsoons are caused primarily by the seasonal changes in temperature over large areas of land and water.
2. In southern Asia, a wind that blows from the southwest in summer and usually brings heavy rains.
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monsoon
A regular wind that reverses direction with the changing of the seasons.
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Translations
monzunobdobí dešťů
monsunregntid
monsuunimonsuuni-ilmastomonsuunisademonsuunituulisadekausi
monsun
monszun
monsúntímimonsúnvindur
モンスーン
우기
lietingas metų laikasmusonas
lietus periodsmusons
monzún
monsun
ฤดูมรสุม
musonmuson mevsim yağmurlarımuson rüzgarı
gió mùa
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monsoon
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monsoon
(monˈsuːn) noun1. a wind that blows in Southern Asia, from the south-west in summer, from the northeast in winter.
2. the rainy season caused by the southwest monsoon.
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monsoon
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