permafrost
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English[edit]
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Noun[edit]
permafrost (countable and uncountable, plural permafrosts)
- Permanently frozen ground, or a specific layer thereof.
- 2003, Johannes C. Nonner, Introduction to Hydrogeology, →ISBN, 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.
- 2003, Johannes C. Nonner, Introduction to Hydrogeology, →ISBN, page 157,
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Translations[edit]
permanently frozen ground
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English permafrost.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
permafrost m (uncountable)
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
permafrost m (plural permafrosts)
Further reading[edit]
- “permafrost” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English permafrost
Noun[edit]
permafrost m (definite singular permafrosten, uncountable)
References[edit]
- “permafrost” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “permafrost” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English permafrost
Noun[edit]
permafrost m (definite singular permafrosten, uncountable)
References[edit]
- “permafrost” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese[edit]
Noun[edit]
permafrost m (uncountable)
- (geology) permafrost (permanently frozen ground)
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English permafrost.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
permafrost m (uncountable)
- (geology) permafrost
- Synonyms: permagel, permacongelamiento
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