- polynya
- noun (plural polynyas; also polynyi) Etymology: Russian polyn'ya Date: 1853 an area of open water in sea ice
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polynya — [pä lin′yə, päl′in yä΄] n. [Russ polyn ya < polyi, hollow < OSlav * pol no , level area < IE base * plā , broad, flat > PLANE3, FLOOR] a usually oblong area of open water surrounded by sea ice … English World dictionary
Polynya — A polynya (common US spelling) or polynia (common UK spelling) (pron en|pəˈlɪnjə) is an area of open water surrounded by sea ice. It is now used as geographical term for areas of sea in Arctic or Antarctic regions which remain unfrozen for much… … Wikipedia
Polynya — Als Polynja (auch: Polynya, Polynia) bezeichnet man eine große Öffnung im arktischen oder antarktischen Meereis, die eine Fläche von mehreren Tausend Quadratkilometern erreichen kann. Der Begriff leitet sich vom Wort полынья [pɐɫɨˈɲja] ab, das in … Deutsch Wikipedia
polynya — /peuh lin yeuh/, n. an area of unfrozen sea water surrounded by ice. [1850 55; < Russ polyn yá, ORuss polynii equiv. to pol(u) empty, open + ynii n. suffix] * * * ▪ oceanography also spelled polynia a semipermanent area of open water in… … Universalium
polynya — properša statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Atviras neužšalusio vandens plotas ištisinėje ledo dangoje. Paprastai susidaro upių sraujymėse. Per properšas į po ledu tekantį vandenį patenka deguonis, būtinas vandenyje esantiems… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
polynya — properša statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Atviras vandens plotas ledo dangoje, susidaręs dėl ledo pasistūmėjimo, kurį dažniausiai sukelia vėjas, potvynių ir atoslūgių srovės. atitikmenys: angl. air hole; air hole in the ice… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Polynya (disambiguation) — A polynya is a non linear area of open water surrounded by sea ice. Polynya may also refer to: * Polynia (ship), a ship crushed in sea ice in 1891 and commemorated in the song Old Polina * Kane’s Polynia, an open sea rumored to exist around the… … Wikipedia
polynya — open water surrounded by ice in the Arctic, formed by wind displacement or warm upwelling (Russian) … Dictionary of ichthyology
polynya — noun An area of open water surrounded by sea ice … Wiktionary
polynya — [pə(ʊ) lɪnjə] noun a stretch of open water surrounded by ice. Origin C19: from Russ., from the base of pole field … English new terms dictionary
