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aridity 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
  1. fruitlessness: the quality of yielding nothing of value
  2. a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)
  3. A region is said to be arid when it is characterized by a severe lack of available water, to the extent of hindering or even preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life. As a result, environments subject to arid climates tend to lack vegetation and are called xeric or desertic.
  4. A long term lack of rainfall or moisture
  5. The condition of receiving sparse rainfall; associated with cooler climates because cool air can hold less water vapor than warm air. Many deserts occur in relatively warm climates, however, because of local or global influences that block rainfall.
  6. (n.): climatic conditions marked by low rainfall (less than 200 mm/year). Back
  7. index The ratio of a region's potential annual evaporation, as determined by its receipt of solar radiation, to its average annual precipitation.
  8. The lack of sensible devotion and of consolation in prayer.
  9. ar·id (ŕrąîd) adjective 1. Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants: an arid climate. 2. Lacking interest or feeling; lifeless and dull: a technically perfect but arid musical performance. [Latin âridus, from âręre, to be dry.]. ...
  10. A general term used to describe areas suffering from lack of rain or drought. More specifically, a condition in which evaporation exceeds precipitation.