单词 | north temperate zone |
释义 | > as lemmasnorth temperate zone b. temperate zone: Each of the two zones or belts of the earth's surface lying between the torrid and frigid zones; i.e. the north temperate zone between the tropic of Cancer and the arctic circle, and the south temperate zone between the tropic of Capricorn and the antarctic circle. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > region of the earth > zone or belt > [noun] > in relation to climate or weather conditions > specific temperate zone1556 horse latitudes1777 sunland1827 iceland1842 pole of cold1850 storm-area1853 cloud-belt1860 cloud-ring1860 snow-belt1874 taiga1888 storm-zone1889 storm-belt1891 cold pole1909 icebox1909 1556 R. Record Castle of Knowl. 64 Betweene those Frozen zones, and the Burning zone, they appointed two Temperat zones. 1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated i. ix. 206 The Temperate Zone is the space contained betwixt the Tropicke and the Polar circle. 1880 S. Haughton Six Lect. Physical Geogr. iii. 125 The temperate zones owe very little of their heat to the latent heat of vapour formed in the torrid zone. < as lemmas |
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