- foehn
- or föhn noun Etymology: German Föhn Date: 1861 a warm dry wind blowing down the side of a mountain
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foehn — foehn … Dictionnaire des rimes
foehn — [ føn ] n. m. • foen 1760; mot all., du lat. favonius « zéphyr » 1 ♦ Vent chaud et sec des Alpes suisses et autrichiennes. 2 ♦ Région. (Suisse) Sèche cheveux. foehn n. m. d1./d Vent chaud, en Suisse et au Tyrol, venant du sud. d2./d ( … Encyclopédie Universelle
foehn — FOEHN, (2) foehnuri, s.n. 1. Vânt cald, uscat şi puternic, care bate primăvara dinspre crestele alpine ale munţilor din Elveţia şi Austria spre văi, grăbind topirea zăpezilor. 2. Uscător electric pentru păr. [pr.: fön] – Din fr. foehn, germ. Föhn … Dicționar Român
Foehn — Foehn, n. [G. dial. (Swiss), fr. L. Favonius west wind. Cf. {Favonian}.] (Meteor.) (a) A warm dry wind that often blows in the northern valleys of the Alps, due to the indraught of a storm center passing over Central Europe. The wind, heated by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
foehn — [fān; ] Ger [ fën] n. [Ger dial. föhn < MHG phönne < OHG fonno < LL * faunjo < L Favonius, west wind: see FAVONIAN] a warm, dry wind blowing down into the valleys of a mountain, esp. in the Alps … English World dictionary
Foehn — Effet de foehn Régime de Foehn dans les Pyrénées caractérisé par une bande de ciel bleu puis, en aval du phénomène, des nuages « soufflés » traduisant un vent puissant L’effet de foehn, ou effet de föhn, est un phénomène météorologique… … Wikipédia en Français
foehn — var. of FOEHN. * * * noun a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps • Syn: ↑fohn • Hypernyms: ↑wind, ↑air current, ↑current of air * * * noun or föhn … Useful english dictionary
foehn — /fayn/; Ger. /fuen/, n. a warm, dry wind descending a mountain, as on the north side of the Alps. Also, föhn. [1860 65; < G Föhn (orig. in Alpine dialects), MHG foenne, OHG phonno < VL *faonius, for L Favonius FAVONIUS] * * * ▪ wind German Föhn … Universalium
foehn — fenas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Šiltas ir sausas, dažnai smarkus ir gūsingas, nuo kalnų į slėnius pučiantis vėjas. atitikmenys: angl. foehn; foen wind vok. Föhn, m rus. фён, m … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Foehn Cottage — (Twizel,Новая Зеландия) Категория отеля: Адрес: 21 Northwest Arch, Twizel, South Cant … Каталог отелей
Foehn wind — A foehn wind or föhn wind is a type of dry downslope wind which occurs in the lee of a mountain range. It is a rain shadow wind which results from the subsequent adiabatic warming of air which has dropped most of its moisture on windward slopes ( … Wikipedia
