permafrost
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
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,
Derived terms
Translations
permanently frozen ground
See also
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Noun
permafrost m (plural permafrosts)
Further reading
- “permafrost”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English permafrost
Noun
permafrost m (definite singular permafrosten, uncountable)
References
- “permafrost” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “permafrost” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English permafrost
Noun
permafrost m (definite singular permafrosten, uncountable)
References
- “permafrost” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Noun
permafrost m (uncountable)
- (geology) permafrost (permanently frozen ground)
Spanish
Etymology
From English permafrost.
Pronunciation
Noun
permafrost m (uncountable)
Synonyms
Categories:
- English terms prefixed with perma-
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Geomorphology
- French terms prefixed with perma-
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French masculine nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from English
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål uncountable nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from English
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk uncountable nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese uncountable nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- pt:Geology
- Spanish terms derived from English
- Spanish 3-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish uncountable nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- es:Geology