Aridification


the process by which a humid region becomes increasingly dry, as by climatic change or human interference with the ecology.

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    being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate. barren or unproductive because of lack of moisture: arid farmland. lacking interest or imaginativeness; sterile; jejune: an arid treatment of an exciting topic. Synonyms: dull, tedious, dreary, vapid, uninspired, uninspiring; pedantic. Antonyms: lively, interesting, exciting, spirited, imaginative. adjective having little or no rain; dry; […]

  • Aridity

    being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate. barren or unproductive because of lack of moisture: arid farmland. lacking interest or imaginativeness; sterile; jejune: an arid treatment of an exciting topic. Synonyms: dull, tedious, dreary, vapid, uninspired, uninspiring; pedantic. Antonyms: lively, interesting, exciting, spirited, imaginative. Historical Examples She coyly owned to aridity, […]

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    a number indicating how much more precipitation could be lost by evapotranspiration if it were available than is actually lost at a given location.

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    being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate. barren or unproductive because of lack of moisture: arid farmland. lacking interest or imaginativeness; sterile; jejune: an arid treatment of an exciting topic. Synonyms: dull, tedious, dreary, vapid, uninspired, uninspiring; pedantic. Antonyms: lively, interesting, exciting, spirited, imaginative. Historical Examples Anything else (other than a […]


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