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continentality|ˌkɒntɪnɛnˈtælɪtɪ|
[f. continental a. + -ity.]
The condition of being continental; spec. in Meteorol. [tr. G. kontinentalität (W. Zenker Der thermische Aufbau d. Klimate (1895) ii. 120], the qualities possessed by or typical of a continental climate.
1897Pop. Sci. Monthly Jan. 332 The fact that such a large mass of apparently continuous ice exists circumpolarly..is probably the one most significant circumstance which has led to favor the view of continentality. 1903R. de Courcy Ward tr. J. Hann's Handbk. Climatology xii. 215 In order to obtain a proper value for the derivation of temperature from the amount of radiation in a typical continental climate, Zenker was first obliged to establish the idea of ‘continentality’ with reference to temperature conditions. 1922Nature CIX. 512/2 He lays stress on the distribution of land and water within the zones; climate is greatly affected by ‘continentality’ and ‘oceanity’. 1946Zeuner Dating the Past iv. 104 A distinct climatic zonation, from S to N (approaching the ice) as well as from W to E (increasing continentality). |