polynyan.

Brit.

/pə(ʊ)ˈlɪnjə/, U.S.

/ˌpɑlənˈjɑ/

Inflections: Plural polynyas, (rare) polynyi.

Forms: 1800s– polynia, 1800s– polynya.

Origin: A borrowing from Russian. Etymon: Russian polyn′ja.

Etymology: < Russian polyn′ja unfrozen area of water amidst ice (1639 in Old Russian), probably ultimately < polyj hollow, open.The plural form polynyi is after the Russian plural form.

An area of open water in the middle of an expanse of sea ice, esp. in Arctic waters.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > ice > body of ice > [noun] > water surrounded by

polynya1852

1852 New Monthly Mag. Apr. 450 The new resources opened to the navigators by the almost determined existence of a Polynia, or open Polar Sea.

1870 J. K. Laughton Physical Geogr. iv. 235 Adm. Von Wrangell found open water—or what is now often called a ‘Polynia’, an open sea.

1932 Geogr. Rev. 22 64 As we proceeded farther north the polynyas and leads grew smaller and fewer.

1971 Nature 1 Jan. 37/2 The present study was undertaken to measure the actual distribution of CO₂ between the atmosphere and the sea over open leads and polynyi in the ice-covered Bering Sea.

1995 Up Here (Yellowknife, N.W. Territories) Sept. 18/2 Polynyas are those rare areas, scattered throughout the Arctic, that stay ice-free throughout the year.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polynya
释义	polynyan. Brit. /pə(ʊ)ˈlɪnjə/, U.S. /ˌpɑlənˈjɑ/ Inflections: Plural polynyas, (rare) polynyi. Forms: 1800s– polynia, 1800s– polynya. Origin: A borrowing from Russian. Etymon: Russian polyn′ja. Etymology: < Russian polyn′ja unfrozen area of water amidst ice (1639 in Old Russian), probably ultimately < polyj hollow, open.The plural form polynyi is after the Russian plural form. An area of open water in the middle of an expanse of sea ice, esp. in Arctic waters. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > ice > body of ice > [noun] > water surrounded by polynya1852 1852 New Monthly Mag. Apr. 450 The new resources opened to the navigators by the almost determined existence of a Polynia, or open Polar Sea. 1870 J. K. Laughton Physical Geogr. iv. 235 Adm. Von Wrangell found open water—or what is now often called a ‘Polynia’, an open sea. 1932 Geogr. Rev. 22 64 As we proceeded farther north the polynyas and leads grew smaller and fewer. 1971 Nature 1 Jan. 37/2 The present study was undertaken to measure the actual distribution of CO₂ between the atmosphere and the sea over open leads and polynyi in the ice-covered Bering Sea. 1995 Up Here (Yellowknife, N.W. Territories) Sept. 18/2 Polynyas are those rare areas, scattered throughout the Arctic, that stay ice-free throughout the year. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1852
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