permafrost
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permafrost
- /ˈpɜːməˌfɹɔst/ UK
- /ˈpɝməˌfɹɔst/ US
noun permafrosts
- Permanently frozen ground, or a specific layer thereof. 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.
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noun permanently frozen ground
| Español | permafrost, permacongelamiento, permagel, pergelisuelo, pergelisol, permahielo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 영구동토 yeonggudongto |
| 日本語 | 永久凍土 eikyūtōdo |
| 中文 | 永久凍土 /永久冻土 yǒngjiǔ dòngtǔ |
| हिन्दी | पर्माफ़्रोस्ट parmāfrosṭ |
| Português | permafrost |
| Français | pergélisol, permafrost |
| Deutsch | Permafrostboden, Permafrost |
| Italiano | permafrost, permagelo, permaghiaccio |
| Ελληνικά | πέρμαφροστ pérmafrost, περμαφρόστ permafróst |
| Română | permafrost |
| Русский | ве́чная мерзлота́ véčnaja merzlotá, многоле́тняя мерзлота́ mnogolétnjaja merzlotá |
| العربية | تُرْبَةٌ صَقِيعِيّة turbatun ṣaqīʕiyya, أَرْض جُمُودِيَّة ʔarḍ jumūdiyya |
| עברית | קפאת־עד kif'at-ád, קפאון־עד kif'on-ád |
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