Temperate Zone

noun Geography.

the part of the earth's surface lying between the tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle in the Northern Hemisphere or between the tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle in the Southern Hemisphere, and characterized by having a climate that is warm in the summer, cold in the winter, and moderate in the spring and fall.

Also called Variable Zone.

Words nearby Temperate Zone

temperament, temperamental, temperance, temperate, temperate bacteriophage, Temperate Zone, temperature, temperature gradient, temperature-humidity index, temperature inversion, temperature spot

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Example sentences from the Web for Temperate Zone

The mulberry family includes fifty-five genera and nearly a thousand species of temperate-zone and tropical plants.
Trees Worth Knowing|Julia Ellen Rogers
Very many insects grow torpid in the cool of a temperate-zone night, but warm up to activity soon after sunrise.
The Forgotten Planet|Murray Leinster
In some temperate-zone mammals, Ḣb is elevated in winter, which presumably increases their "cold-hardiness."
Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae|John N. Mugaas
Many insects grow torpid in the cool of a temperate-zone night, but warm up to activity soon after sunrise.
Nightmare Planet|Murray Leinster

British Dictionary definitions for Temperate Zone

Temperate Zone

noun

those parts of the earth's surface lying between the Arctic Circle and the tropic of Cancer and between the Antarctic Circle and the tropic of Capricorn

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

Scientific definitions for Temperate Zone

Temperate Zone

Either of two regions of the Earth of intermediate latitude, the North Temperate Zone, between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer, or the South Temperate Zone, between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn.

单词	temperate zone
释义	Temperate Zone noun Geography. the part of the earth's surface lying between the tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle in the Northern Hemisphere or between the tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle in the Southern Hemisphere, and characterized by having a climate that is warm in the summer, cold in the winter, and moderate in the spring and fall. Also called Variable Zone. Words nearby Temperate Zone temperament, temperamental, temperance, temperate, temperate bacteriophage, Temperate Zone, temperature, temperature gradient, temperature-humidity index, temperature inversion, temperature spot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Temperate Zone The mulberry family includes fifty-five genera and nearly a thousand species of temperate-zone and tropical plants. Trees Worth Knowing\|Julia Ellen Rogers Very many insects grow torpid in the cool of a temperate-zone night, but warm up to activity soon after sunrise. The Forgotten Planet\|Murray Leinster In some temperate-zone mammals, Ḣb is elevated in winter, which presumably increases their "cold-hardiness." Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae\|John N. Mugaas Many insects grow torpid in the cool of a temperate-zone night, but warm up to activity soon after sunrise. Nightmare Planet\|Murray Leinster British Dictionary definitions for Temperate Zone Temperate Zone noun those parts of the earth's surface lying between the Arctic Circle and the tropic of Cancer and between the Antarctic Circle and the tropic of Capricorn 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 Scientific definitions for Temperate Zone Temperate Zone Either of two regions of the Earth of intermediate latitude, the North Temperate Zone, between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer, or the South Temperate Zone, between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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