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PRONUNCIATION OF SNOW LINE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SNOW LINE

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Snow line is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SNOW LINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Snow line

The climatic snow line is the point above which snow and ice cover the ground throughout the year. The actual snow line may seasonally be significantly lower. The interplay of altitude and latitude affects the precise placement of the snow line at a particular location. At or near the equator, it is typically situated at approximately 4,500 meters above sea level. As one moves towards the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, the parameter at first increases: in the Himalayas the permanent snow line can be as high as 5,700 metres, whilst on the Tropic of Capricorn no permanent snow exists at all in the Andes because of the extreme aridity. Beyond the Tropics the snow line becomes progressively lower as the latitude increases, to just below 3,000 metres in the Alps and falling all the way to sea level itself at the ice caps near the poles. In addition, the relative location to the nearest coastline can influence the altitude of the snow line.

Definition of snow line in the English dictionary

The definition of snow line in the dictionary is the altitudinal or latitudinal limit of permanent snow.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SNOW LINE

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snow grass
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snow hole
snow job
snow leopard
snow pea
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Snow Queen
snow report
snow scooter
snow tyre

WORDS THAT END LIKE SNOW LINE

all along the line
bottom line
cell line
command line
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dotted line
finish line
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on line
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red line
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six-yard line
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tag line
toe the line

Synonyms and antonyms of snow line in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «snow line» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SNOW LINE

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

Translator English - Chinese

雪线
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

línea de nieve
570 millions of speakers

English

snow line
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बर्फ रेखा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خط الثلوج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Снеговая линия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

linha de neve
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তুষার লাইন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ligne de neige
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Salji
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schneefallgrenze
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

雪線
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

눈 라인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Salju salju
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đường tuyết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பனி வரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बर्फ रेखा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kar çizgisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

linea della neve
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

linia śnieg
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

снігова лінія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

linie zăpadă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γραμμή χιονιού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sneeu lyn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

snö linje
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

snøen linjen
5 millions of speakers

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SNOW LINE» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SNOW LINE»

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Above the Snow Line:
The Project Gutenberg EBook of Above the Snow Line by Clinton Thomas Dent This eBook isfor theuseof anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the ...
Clinton Thomas Dent, 2013
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Introduction to paleolimnology
the local snow line of that particular time. The snow line, defined by Flint (1947) as the line separating the higher areas of perennial snow on a mountain from the lower summer snow-free areas, is actually a very irregular zone, the lower limit of  ...
Corwin C. Reeves, 1968
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Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers
Vijay P. Singh, Pratap Singh, Umesh K. Haritashya. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Dry and Wet Snow Line/Zone, Figure 1 Boundary and relative. confined or channeled into a valley. The significance of divergent ice flow direction can be probably linked to the ...
Vijay P. Singh, Pratap Singh, Umesh K. Haritashya, 2011
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Mountain Environments: An Examination of the Physical ...
Relationships between the altitudes of the timber line and Pleistocene snow line. Source: Troll (1973b) The upper timber line is a suitable criterion for extra-tropical mountain systems where seasonal change of temperature and duration of ...
John Gerrard, 1990
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Essentials of Physical Geography
The equilibrium line represents the ablation– accumulation balance line averaged over a record of years and is different from the snow line.The snow line is the elevation where snow cover begins at a certain point in time. A snow line changes ...
Robert Gabler, James Petersen, L. Trapasso, 2006
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Advanced Concepts and Techniques in the Study of Snow and ...
Maps comparing the snow extent mapped from ERTS and as depicted on aerial survey charts indicate that more detail in the snow line can apparently be mapped from the ERTS data than can be mapped by the aerial observer. In nearly all ...
Henry S. Santeford, James LeRoy Smith, 1974
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Origins: The Evolution of Continents, Oceans, and Life
JUST AS SNOW LINES REFLECT the overall height and geographical latitude of a mountain range, marine snow forms its own "snow line" — a line of carbonate precipitate on the flanks of marine mountains. The line varies according to ocean  ...
‎2001
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The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London
same authority as the ahove, the height of the snow-line 18,500 feet, or upwards of 2600 feet above the former line. These calculated results as to the difference of heights of the snow-line and that of the temperature of 32° may not of ...
‎1852
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The Quarterly Journal
same authority as the above, the height of the snow-line 18,500 feet, or upwards of 2600 feet above the former line. These calculated results as to the difference of heights of the snow-line and that of the temperature of 32° may not of ...
Geological Society of London, 1852
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The American Journal of Science and Arts
height of the snow-line (Mrs. Somerville's ' Physical Geography,' p. 61) is about 6000 feet. On the Straits of Magellan, on the contrary, though the mean temperature is several degrees above freezing, the height of the snow-line (see table) is ...
‎1870

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SNOW LINE»

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PM Update: Rain changes to snow early Friday morning, and back …
Like we'v'e been talking about for a couple days, the prime time for snow ... Exactly how far south the rain-snow line gets is the big wild card in this forecast. «Washington Post, Mar 15»
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After rain and sleet, significant snowfall on the way for Thursday
The bust amounts are possible if the change-over to snow is delayed too long, or if ... It has the rain-snow line very close to reality as seen in the update below. «Washington Post, Mar 15»
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Atlanta hunkers down as winter storm sweeps the South
The storm could dump up to four inches of snow in some parts of the city, ... South of the snow line, heavy rain and thunderstorms are pelting southern portions of ... «USA TODAY, Feb 15»
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Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for Wednesday; snow
It's still going to be tricky to nail down the rain/snow line but we feel pretty ... North of the line you could get several inches of snow while south of the line you see ... «FOX6 WBRC - MyFoxAL.com, Feb 15»
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5:00 WInter Storm update... Thunder sleet possible tonight... Heavy …
Jay has just shown the new update and the rain-snow line has shifted south by about ... At 1:00 AM, widespread sleet or possibly snow in the Louisville area. «WLKY Louisville, Feb 15»
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Last of the snow moving out overnight
10 p.m. update: The snow will continue into the early morning hours, .... of the region, but the worst of the snow is over the South Shore near the rain/snow line. «My Fox Boston, Feb 15»
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Major morning road issues loom as forecast for 'classic' N.J. storm …
While the focus during last week's potential blizzard centered on where the storm would form and track, the rain/ice/snow line is the forecaster's conundrum this ... «NJ.com, Feb 15»
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Monday Snowstorm Rain-Snow Line May Become An Issue
I don't like to flip the snow amounts down only to move them back up again. I don't see enough evidence to bring the warm air into Boston and lower totals yet. «Boston.com, Jan 15»
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Blizzard warnings issued for most of New Brunswick
Unlike the past weekend's storm, the rain-snow line is expected to remain south of the Bay of Fundy coastline. Areas in New Brunswick along and south of a line ... «CBC.ca, Jan 15»
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Winter Storm Watch for Interior Areas Saturday
We don't have a lot of cold air to start with, so the rain-snow line is an issue at least in the beginning. You can expect the precipitation to begin late in the morning ... «Boston.com, Jan 15»

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