permafrost

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈpɝməˌfɹɔst

Definitions

Permanently frozen ground, or a specific layer thereof.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolgelisuelo pergelisol pergelisuelopermacongelamiento permafrost permagel permahielo suelo permanentemente congelado suelo permanentemente helado

Françaispergélisol permafrost

DeutschDauerfrost Permafrostboden

12 more languages

العربيةتُربَةُ صَقِيعِيّة

Gaeilgetalamh shíorshioctha talamh síorshioctha

Bahasa Indonesiaibun abadi

Italianopermafrost permagelo permaghiaccio

日本語永久凍土

ქართულიმარადი მზრალობა მრავალწლოვანი მზრალობა

한국어영구동토

Nederlandspermafrost

Polskimarzłoć wieczna zmarzlina zmarzlina

Portuguêspermafrost

Русскийве́чная мерзлота́

Examples

“Nevertheless, the water molecule is present ⟳, as ice, in a solid form ⟳ in frozen soils or permafrosts, which cover ⟳ large regions characterised by a polar climate.”

“In agreement with our overall trends within the permafrost samples, lower nirK and nirS and higher nosZ diversity have ⟳ been identified in cryoturbated peat vs. unturbated peat soils (Palmer and Horn, 2012 ).”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
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See also

permafrown permagrin permahigh permalancer permalink Permalloy

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