Aridity index
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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arieh the lion, the name of one of the body-guard slain with Pekahiah at Samaria (2 Kings 15:25) by the conspirator Pekah. Contemporary Examples (Ynet) WATCH: (Extreme right-wing MKs) Michael Ben-Ari and arieh Eldad try to burn Palestinian flag – The police stopped them. A Lonely Fight Orly Halpern November 29, 2012
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a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct. (in Shakespeare’s Tempest) a spirit of the air who is required to use his magic to help Prospero. Astronomy. one of the moons of the planet Uranus. Aerospace. one of a series of British satellites that studied the ionosphere, cosmic rays, and x-rays. Also, […]
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