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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries건열성
Pronunciation / Transliteration: geon-yeol-seong
"건열성 기후에서는 특수한 식물이 자란다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Characterized by hot, dry conditions, or relating to a climate or habitat that is both dry and warm.
"The xerothermic slopes of the valley support a unique variety of drought-resistant succulent plants." - 2
Pertaining to a dry and warm post-glacial period in geological history, often associated with a specific climatic phase.
"Pollen analysis reveals significant shifts in vegetation during the xerothermic interval of the Holocene."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'xeros' meaning dry and 'thermos' meaning hot, combined with the adjectival suffix '-ic'. Coined in the late 19th or early 20th century in scientific contexts, particularly botany and climatology, to describe environments or conditions marked by both dryness and high temperatures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Xerothermic" is said worldwide
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xérothermique
Transliteration: ze-ro-ter-mik
"Cette région se caractérise par un climat xérothermique."
xerotherm
Transliteration: kse-ro-tɛʁm
"Der xerothemische Hang beherbergt spezielle Pflanzenarten."
xerotermico
Transliteration: dze-ro-ter-mi-ko
"La vegetazione xerotermica è adattata alla siccità."
xerotérmico
Transliteration: kse-ro-ter-mi-ko
"El periodo xerotérmico modificó drastically la flora local."
xerotérmico
Transliteration: she-ro-tɛʁ-mi-ku
"As condições xerotérmicas favorecem cactos e arbustos."
शुष्कतापिय
Transliteration: shushkatapiya
"यह क्षेत्र शुष्कतापिय जलवायु के अंतर्गत आता है।"
干热的
Transliteration: gānrè de
"干热的气候条件不适合大多数农作物生长。"
건열성
Transliteration: geon-yeol-seong
"건열성 기후에서는 특수한 식물이 자란다."
乾熱の
Transliteration: kan-netsu no
"その地域は乾熱気候の影響を受けている。"
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