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Meaning of "semi-desert" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SEMI-DESERT

semi-desert  [ˌsemɪˈdezət] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEMI-DESERT

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Semi-Desert is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SEMI-DESERT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Semi-arid climate

A semi-arid climate or steppe climate are climatic regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not extremely. A more precise definition is given by the Köppen climate classification that treats steppe climates as intermediates between desert climates and humid climates in ecological characteristics and agricultural potential. Semi-arid climates tend to support short or scrubby vegetation, with semi-arid areas usually dominated by either grasses or shrubs. To determine if a location has a semi-arid climate, the precipitation threshold must first be determined. Finding the precipitation threshold involves first multiplying the average annual temperature in °C by 20, then adding 280 if 70% or more of the total precipitation is in the high-sun half of the year, or 140 if 30%–70% of the total precipitation is received during the applicable period, or 0 if less than 30% of the total precipitation is so received. If the area's annual precipitation is less than the threshold but more than half the threshold, it is classified as a BS.

Definition of semi-desert in the English dictionary

The definition of semi-desert in the dictionary is an extremely dry area characterized by sparse vegetation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEMI-DESERT


desert
ˈdɛzət
dialysate
daɪˈælɪzət
izzat
ˈɪzət
nondesert
ˌnɒnˈdɛzət
rizzart
ˈrɪzət

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEMI-DESERT

semi
semi-autonomous
Semi-Bantu
semi-circular
semi-darkness
semi-flexible
semi-independent
semi-industrial
semi-invalid
semi-legendary
semi-monthly
semi-skimmed
semi-skimmed milk
semiabstract
semiabstraction
semiagricultural
semiangle
semiannual
semiannually
semiaquatic

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEMI-DESERT

Arabian Desert
Atacama Desert
Colorado Desert
dessert
Gibson Desert
Gobi Desert
Great Indian Desert
Great Sandy Desert
Indian Desert
Libyan Desert
misdesert
Mohave Desert
Mojave Desert
Negev Desert
Nubian Desert
Painted Desert
sand desert
Simpson Desert
Thar Desert
undesert
Victoria Desert

Synonyms and antonyms of semi-desert in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «semi-desert» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEMI-DESERT

Find out the translation of semi-desert to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of semi-desert from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «semi-desert» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

半荒漠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

semidesértica
570 millions of speakers

English

semi-desert
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अर्द्ध रेगिस्तान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شبه الصحراوية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полупустыня
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

semi- deserto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আংশিক মরুভুমি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

semi- désert
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Separuh padang pasir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Halbwüste
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

半砂漠
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반 사막
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Semi-gurun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bán sa mạc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரை பாலைவன
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्ध-वाळवंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yarı çöl
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

semi- deserto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

półpustynnych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

напівпустеля
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

semi- deșert
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ημι - έρημο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

semi- woestyn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halvöken
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

semi- ørkenen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of semi-desert

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMI-DESERT»

The term «semi-desert» is regularly used and occupies the 83.421 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMI-DESERT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «semi-desert» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «semi-desert» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about semi-desert

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEMI-DESERT»

Discover the use of semi-desert in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to semi-desert and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nomadic Desert Birds: With 32 Tables
"Desert" species are those that are mainly in desert habitats, "desert+semi-desert " species are those that may breed in deserts, or move between desert and semi- desert habitats, and "semi-desert" species are those that occur in dry habitats, ...
W. Richard J. Dean, 2004
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Dispersal Biology of Desert Plants
Mediterranean and semi-desert areas of Israel (Ellner and Shmida 1981). Among the species of Namaqualand, 3.6% can be classified as hetero- diasporic, the percentage including those species in which the diaspores differ in colour.
Karen van Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Margaretha W. van Rooyen, 1999
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Big Game Hunter's Guide to Colorado
Dispersed throughout western Colorado, semi-desert shrublands are characterized by open landscapes with low vegetation and hilly terrain. Large tracts of semi-desert shrubland are found in, but not limited to, northwest Colorado, North Park, ...
John Axelson, 2002
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Draft resource management plan and environmental impact ...
... 0.12 79,223 3.95 33,922 1.69 47,607 2.38 Pinyon-juniper Semi-Desert Stony Loam pinyon- juniper, Indian ricegrass, galleta 35,292 1.76 Zone Ecological Site Name Pinyon-juniper Semi-Desert Stony Loam Pinyon-juniper Semi-Desert A-42 .
United States. Bureau of Land Management. Moab District, 1983
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Grasslands of the World
Semi-desert The semi-desert stretches in a crescent along the northern shores of the Caspian Sea in European Russia and then covers large parts of Kazakhstan. Western Siberia has no typical semi-desert. The crescent begins with the ...
J. M. Suttie, Stephen G. Reynolds, Caterina Batello, 2005
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Handbook of Soil Sciences: Properties and Processes, Second ...
... Meadow soils Semi-desert brown soils Semi-desert meadow brown soils Desert gray brown soils Desert takyr-like soils Takyrs Desert sandy soils Meadow desert soils Serozems light colored Meadow-serozem soils Semi-desert and desert ...
Pan Ming Huang, Yuncong Li, Malcolm E. Sumner, 2011
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Frogs and Frogging in Southern Africa
DESERT. AND. SEMI-DESERT: THE. ARID. WEST. A quarter of southern Africa ( much of Namibia, Northern Cape, parts of Botswana and the Karoo) receives less than 200 mm average rainfall a year. The low precipitation is erratic and ...
Vincent Carruthers, 2001
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Report of a Working Group on Forages: Seventh Meeting, 18-20 ...
The average annual precipitation varies from 250 (Samoukh semi-desert) to 390- 430 mm (Shiraki, Udabno, Kara-Douz massifs). Very erratic distribution of precipitation is a common feature. The largest amount of precipitation comes in spring ...
L... Maggioni, 2000
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Handbook of Soil Science
Types Subtypes Semi-Desert Brown soils Semi-Desert Meadow Brown soils Desert Gray Brown soils Desert Takyr-like soils Takyrs Desert Sandy soils Meadow Desert soils Serozems Light colored Meadow-Serozem soils Semi- Desert and ...
Malcolm E. Sumner, 1999
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Soil survey
... Name Page Semi-Desert Stony Loam 21 ( Pinon- Juniper ) Desert Loam Bottom 19 Desert Loam Bottom 19 Wet Meadow 21 Desert Loam Bottom 19 Desert Loam Bottom 19 Salt Meadow 21 Semi-Desert Loam Bench 20 Semi- Desert Loam ...
United States Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1970

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEMI-DESERT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term semi-desert is used in the context of the following news items.
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Connecting the Karoo: how the internet is changing South Africa's …
Connecting the Karoo: how the internet is changing South Africa's semi-desert heartland. By Chris Marais on 20 July, 2015. Back in the Victorian era of the late ... «Memeburn, Jul 15»
2
Mainland investment opportunities still exist for Hong Kong - if you …
The story began in 2007 when the local government proposed to start planting white poplars, in the semi-desert areas along the eastern foothills of the Helan ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
3
Rough diamonds are a Rasta's best friend
A sparse semi-desert that fills the northern third of South Africa's West Coast, Namaqualand has been transformed since the discovery of diamonds in 1925. «Mail & Guardian Online, May 15»
4
Tesla's low-cost renewable battery could revolutionise Africa's …
Solar panels in the Karoo semi-desert near Hanover, South Africa. The continent has the world's highest reserves of renewable energy resources. Photograph: ... «The Guardian, May 15»
5
Shirvan National Park, a look at nature
Water reservoirs occupy about 4,000 hectares of the park, and most of the park has semi-desert landscape. The entrance to Shirvan National Park is located on ... «AzerNews, Jan 15»
6
Insect control co EdenShield raises over $1m
EdenShield's nontoxic technology for insect control is based on extracts of medicinal plants endemic to Israel's semi-desert. Leveraging the beneficial ... «Globes, Jan 15»
7
Growing insecurity in Mali tests France's Sahel task force
It is a cold statistic that speaks of the increasing instability of one of the hottest regions of the world, the semi-desert Sahel region stretching south of the Sahara. «Financial Times, Nov 14»
8
Unique mortuary bundle found in Hidalgo
The semi-desert ecosystem in the eastern part of the Sierra Gorda with its dry weather conditions, coupled with soil properties have contributed to the ... «Past Horizons Archaeology News, Jul 14»
9
New fossil trail through Karoo semi-desert
Visitors to the Karoo National Park can stroll down a new fossil trail and explore the traces of prehistoric history in the South Africa semi-desert. «Times LIVE, Jan 14»
10
Water, wealth and whites South Africa's potent anti-fracking mix
NIEU-BETHESDA - Stretching across the heart of South Africa, the Karoo has stirred emotions for centuries, a stunning semi-desert wilderness that draws artists, ... «Namibian, Oct 13»

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