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单词 heat island
释义

heat island


noun

an urban area having higher average temperature than its rural surroundings owing to the greater absorption, retention, and generation of heat by its buildings, pavements, and human activities.

Origin of heat island

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby heat island

heat index, heating, heating degree-day, heating element, heating pad, heat island, heat-labile, heat lamp, heat lightning, Heat-Moon, heat of combustion
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British Dictionary definitions for heat island

heat-island

noun

meteorol the mass of air over a large city, characteristically having a slightly higher average temperature than that of the surrounding air
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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