foehn

foehn
noun /fɜːn,feɪn,fɝn,feɪn/
a) A warm dry wind blowing down the side of a mountain in northern and central Europe.
b) A similar wind in any mountainous area.

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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

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