monsoon

Definition of monsoon in English English dictionary: Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season; The rains themselves; Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions; Entire meteorological systems with such characteristics; {n} a periodical wind; A seasonal shift in the winds For Arizona, the monsoon results in westerly winds shifting to the south or southeast; this shift brings considerable moisture into the state from the Gulf of California and the Gulf of Mexico; A seasonal wind in southeast Asia which in summer is southwesterly and brings in heavy rain;in winter it is cold, dry wind from the northeast; a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter any wind that changes direction with the seasons rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains; The seasonal shift of winds created by the great annual temperature variation that occurs over large land areas in contrast with associated ocean surfaces The monsoon is associated primarily with the moisture and copious rains that arrive with the southwest flow across southern India The name is derived from the word mausim, Arabic for season This pattern is most evident on the southern and eastern sides of Asia, although it does occur elsewhere, such as in the southwestern United States; a thermally driven wind arising from differential heating between a land mass and the adjacent ocean that reverses its direction seasonally; any wind that changes direction with the seasons; A periodic wind caused by the effects of differential heating, with the largest and most notorious being the Indian monsoon found in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia The word is thought to have originated from the Arabic word mausim meaning season See Webster et al (1998) [http: //paos colorado edu/~webster/mw/jgrpaper/jgrmonsoon1 html]; a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter; season of wind originating from the Indian Ocean and southern Asia, these winds are usually accompanied by heavy rains; A seasonal reversal of wind patterns caused by the different heating and cooling rates of the oceans and continents; Summer storm season in this region The storms usually come late in the day and last only an hour or two Lightening during these storms can be beautiful to observe from a safe vantage point; A wind system that reverses its direction seasonally In the North American Monsoon system, summer winds from the south bring moisture and rainfall to the Southwest United States; The monsoon is the season in Southern Asia when there is a lot of very heavy rain. the end of the monsoon; pronounced seasonal variation of airflow in the lower troposphere in tropical and subtropical regions-for example the Indian monsoon Sometimes used for similar but weaker behavior in higher latitudes; a seasonal wind that often brings rain; A seasonal wind affecting a large area, formed when there are significant temperature differences between land masses and the sea; A large-scale wind system which predominates or strongly influences the climate of large regions, and in which the direction of the wind flow reverses from winter to summer; a wind that blows northward from the Indian Ocean toward the Asian continent, carrying moisture-laden air with it; {i} strong wind system from the Indian Ocean blowing northeast in the summer and southwest in the winter; annual season marked by strong winds and heavy rains; rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains; Monsoon rains are sometimes referred to as the monsoons. In Bangladesh, the monsoons have started. Major wind system that seasonally reverses its direction (e.g., one that blows for six months from the northeast and six months from the southwest). The most prominent examples occur in Africa and southern Asia. The primary cause of monsoons is the difference between annual temperature trends over land and sea. Seasonal changes in temperature are large over land but small over oceans. A monsoon blows from cold toward warm regions: from sea toward land in summer and from land toward sea in winter. Most summer monsoons produce copious amounts of rain; winter monsoons tend to cause drought; a periodic wind caused by the effects of differential heating, with the largest being the Indian monsoon found in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia; In the typical area of the Indian subcontinent and southeast India it is the seasonal inflowing moist winds that bring rain; A weather season characterized by very heavy rainfall that affects the regions that border the Indian Ocean, especially in the Arabian Sea The very heavy rainfall appears to result from a reversal of seasonal wind direction that blows from the southwest during one half of the year and from the northeast during the other; Persistent seasonal winds which, during summer, bring copious amounts of moisture from the ocean and dump it on land; The seasonal weather pattern of South Asia The wet season is from June to October while the dry monsoon is between February and May; A wind blowing part of the year from one direction, alternating with a wind from the opposite direction; a term applied particularly to periodical winds of the Indian Ocean, which blow from the southwest from the latter part of May to the middle of September, and from the northeast from about the middle of October to the middle of December; A persistent seasonal wind, often responsible for seasonal precipitation regime; Persistent, widespread, seasonal winds that seasonally reverse directions Usually summer winds from the ocean bring rain, while winter winds from the land are dry; A regional scale wind system that predictably change direction with the passing of the seasons Monsoon winds blow from land to sea in the winter, and from sea to land in the summer Summer monsoons are often accompanied with precipitation; A seasonal wind of persistent direction, characterized by a pronounced change in direction between seasons; refers to a particular seasonal weather pattern in subtropical regions, especially when characterized by periods of heavy winds and rainfall Monsoons are caused by a pronounced seasonal change in wind direction Winds usually blow from land to sea in winter, while in the summer this reverses, bringing precipitation Monsoons are most typical in India and southern Asia; A wind from the southwest or south that brings heavy rainfall to southern Asia in the summer
monsoon seasons: plural form of monsoon season
monsoonal: {s} of or pertaining to a monsoon (heavy seasonal winds and rains)
monsoonal: Relating to monsoons
monsoons: plural of monsoon
wet monsoon: A monsoon

monsoon

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mon·soon

Turkish pronunciation

mänsun

Pronunciation

/mänˈso͞on/ /mɑːnˈsuːn/

Etymology

[ män-'sün, 'män- ] (noun.) 1584. From Arabic موسم (mausim, “season”) وسم (wásama, “to mark, to brand”), through Portuguese monção and Dutch moesson. , Fourth Edition. 2000 Houghton Mifflin Platts.

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