单词 | friagem |
释义 | friagemn. A spell of unusually cold weather in Brazil, caused by the presence of Antarctic air. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cold weather > [noun] > cold spell > in Brazil friagem1922 1922 W. G. Kendrew Climates of Continents xl. 327 On the middle Amazon there is usually a cool spell of 5 or 6 days in May or June, brought by a south wind called ‘friagem’ [1937 (ed. 3) a south wind; it is called ‘friagem’]. 1931 A. A. Miller Climatol. vi. 130 Cold waves known as ‘friagems’. 1944 B. Haurwitz & J. M. Austin Climatol. x. 225 Throughout the world, invasions of markedly cold air into equatorial regions are usually rare, and consequently the friagem is a very interesting meteorological phenomenon. 1968 G. R. Rumney Climatol. xiv. 288 Occasional outbursts of unusually cold, relatively dry air.., originating over the expanded frozen surfaces around Antarctica, make their way much farther north than is normal and sometimes actually cross the equator... Such weather in Brazil is called a friagem. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1922 |
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