the definition of the word monsoon means:
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Monsoon Monsoon (UK: /mɒnˈsuːn/; US: /mɑːnˈsuːn/) is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea.
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monsoon Definition of monsoon for Students. 1  1 : a wind in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia that blows from the southwest from April to October and from the northeast from October to April. 2  2 : the rainy season that comes with the southwest monsoon.
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- (plural monsoons) 1  Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season. 2  Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions. 3  The rains themselves. 4  Entire meteorological systems with such characteristics.
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- A Typhoon is a name used in east Asia for a hurricane. It is a type  of tropical cyclone occurring in the western regions of the Pacific  Ocean. A typhoon is similar to a hu … rricane in levels of  destructiveness.The word typhoon comes from the Chinese term  tai-fung meaning great wind.See What is a cyclone? for a fuller  definition.yphoon are a type of cyclone. For the purposes of this answer, the word cyclone will be used, as it is the generic term for hurricanes and typhoons as well.
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- English Word Definitions and Meanings: Hurricane. A hurricane (noun) is a large, destructive wind storm which travels at great speed across land and sea. Very powerful hurricanes that cause a lot of damage are sometimes known as superstorms. Watch the video above to learn more about the destructive power of hurricanes.
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What is a monsoon? Making the world better, one answer at a time. Monsoons are seasonal winds that bring moist air from oceans and seas over land. The winds are in the reverse direction of flow from the non-monsoon season, and can generate copious precipitation as well as changes in the surface currents in the sea.
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Monsoon Usually, the term monsoon is used to refer to the rainy phase of a seasonally changing pattern, although technically there is also a dry phase. The term is sometimes incorrectly used for locally heavy but short-term rains, although these rains meet the dictionary definition of monsoon. The major monsoon systems of the world consist of the West African and Asia-Australian monsoons.
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Monsoon of South Asia The rainfall is a result of the convergence of wind flow from the Bay of Bengal and reverse winds from the South China Sea. The onset of the monsoon occurs over the Bay of Bengal in May, arriving at the Indian Peninsula by June, and then the winds move towards the South China Sea.
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North American Monsoon North American Monsoon. The North American monsoon, variously known as the Southwest monsoon, the Mexican monsoon, or the Arizona monsoon, is a pattern of pronounced increase in thunderstorms and rainfall over large areas of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, typically occurring between July and mid September.
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What Happens in a Monsoon? A monsoon is regionally specific, and it usually only occurs in tropical and subtropical areas that are either east, south or southeast of a large land mass in the Northern Hemisphere.
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What is the monsoon? 1 Many of the crops grown in India depend on the monsoon for water. 2  When the monsoon is less than normal, farmers grow fewer crops. 3  While they earn less, this also means there is less food for everyone. 4  When there is less food than what we need, food becomes costly.or nearly 150 years, the Government of India has been trying to predict the monsoon (to predict means to make a guess about what will happen in the future).
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monsoon 1. (Physical Geography) a seasonal wind of S Asia that blows from the southwest in summer, bringing heavy rains, and from the northeast in winter. 2. (Physical Geography) the rainy season when the SW monsoon blows, from about April to October. 3. (Physical Geography) any wind that changes direction with the seasons.
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- A late arrival of the monsoon can be bad for agriculture, as the monsoon rains are necessary for summer crops. In India, for example, the dry northerly wind flow over India changes direction, and warm humid air from the Indian Ocean flows from the south, gradually overspreading the Indian subcontinent.t almost always refers to the Asian monsoon, a large region extending from India to Southeast Asia where monsoon conditions prevail. During the winter monsoon, a persistent and large high pressure zone over Asia drives cool, dry air soutward toward the tropics.
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- Definition of rain. 1  1a : water falling in drops condensed from vapor in the atmosphereb : the descent of this waterc : water that has fallen as rain : rainwater. 2  2a : a fall of rain : rainstormb rains plural : the rainy season. 3  3 : rainy weather.  4 : a heavy fall a rain of arrows.
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- A monsoon is a seasonal shift in the prevailing wind direction, that usually brings with it a different kind of weather. It almost always refers to the Asian monsoon, a large region extending from India to Southeast Asia where monsoon conditions prevail.
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- Definition of DESERT. 1. a: arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially: such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of sporadic rainfall annually b: an area of water apparently devoid of life. 2. archaic: a wild uninhabited and uncultivated tract.
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Monsoon More Than Rain. However, the term monsoon refers not only to the summer rains but to the entire cycle that consists of both summer moist onshore winds and rain from the south as well as the offshore dry winter winds that blow from the continent to the Indian Ocean.
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rain Definition of rain. 1a : water falling in drops condensed from vapor in the atmosphereb : the descent of this waterc : water that has fallen as rain : rainwater. 2a : a fall of rain : rainstormb rains plural : the rainy season.
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- This is the British English definition of monsoon. View American English definition of monsoon. Change your default dictionary to American English. View the pronunciation for monsoon. CamelCase a way of writing compound words or phrases in which there are no spaces between words and a capital letter is used at the start of each new word
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- What happens in a monsoon? A: A monsoon is a wind system wherein the prevailing winds reverse in direction based on the season. A monsoon is traditionally defined by the change in the wind as well as the change in the precipitation that comes along with it.
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What is a Monsoon, and When is the Monsoon Season? The Indian Monsoon Season. But the word is most often associated with India, where monsoon, or monsoon season is a term used for the wet or rainy season. The rainy season lasts from around June to September, when warm moisture laden winds blow from the southwest.
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- Answer: Monsoons, or rainy seasons, are a shift in wind direction which causes excessive rainfall in many parts of the world including Asia, North America, South America, and Africa.nswer: Monsoons, or rainy seasons, are a shift in wind direction which causes excessive rainfall in many parts of the world including Asia, North America, South America, and Africa.
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monsoon A system of winds that influences the climate of a large area and that reverses direction with the seasons. Monsoons are caused primarily by the much greater annual variation in temperature over large areas of land than over large areas of adjacent ocean water.
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Monsoon Winds of India The winter monsoon in India generally blows from north-east. It is, therefore, called the North-East Monsoon. Of course, at places it blows from north or north-west. This wind is of land origin and therefore, contains little moisture. So in winter there is little rainfall in India. It blows over the Bay of Bengal, it picks up moisture. So in winter there is rainfall in Tamil Nadu coast.
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rain rain. 1. water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops. 2. a rainfall, rainstorm, or shower. 3. rains, the rainy season; seasonal rainfall. 4. weather marked by steady or frequent rainfall. 5. a heavy and continuous descent or inflicting of anything: a rain of blows; a rain of vituperation.