permafrost

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English

Etymology

perma- +‎ frost

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: ˈpɝməˌfrɔst

Noun

permafrost (plural permafrosts)

1. Permanently frozen ground, or a specific layer thereof.
   • 2003, Johannes C. Nonner, Introduction to Hydrogeology, ISBN 9026518706, page 157,

     Nevertheless, the water molecule is present, as ice, in a solid form in frozen soils or permafrosts, which cover large regions characterised by a polar climate.

See also

• cryogenesis

Derived terms

• permafrosted

Translations

permanently frozen ground

Chinese: Mandarin: 永久凍土 (zh), 永久冻土 (zh) (yǒngjiǔ dòngtǔ) Finnish: ikirouta (fi) French: pergélisol (fr) m., permafrost (fr) m. German: Permafrostboden (de) n. Inuktitut: ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ Irish: talamh síorshioctha (ga) m., talamh shíorshioctha (ga) f.

Italian: permafrost (it) Japanese: 永久凍土 (ja) (えいきゅうとうど, eikyūtōdo) Korean: 영구동토 (ko) (yeonggudongto) (永久凍土 (ko)) Manx: sheer-rio (gv) m. Polish: wieczna zmarzlina (pl) f. Russian: вечная мерзлота (ru) (véčnaja merzlotá) f. Spanish: permafrost (es) m.

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