a very dry place, with little rainfall or moisture.
Applied to a climate or region where rainfall is barely sufficient to support vegetation; deficient in rainfall.
A term applied to regions or climates where lack of sufficient moisture severely limits growth and production of vegetation. The limits of precipitation vary considerably according to temperature conditions, with an upper annual limit for cool regions of 200mm or less and for tropical regions as much as 350-400mm. cf. semi arid.
subtype of the dry climates that is extremely dry and supports little or no vegetation cover
Dry. A desert or other area with an arid climate that has little precipitation.
lacking sufficient water or rainfall; "an arid climate"; "a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross"
lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo
Dry, having little rainfall, desert climate
a climate in which almost no rain or snow falls.
Said of a climate characterized by dryness, variously defined as rainfall insufficient for plant life or less than 10 inches or 250 mm of annual rainfall.
It is a term used for a dry, desert region. Many minerals which exist in arid regions are the result of evaporation.
Dry; deserts are arid places. Semi-arid refers to a place that is almost as dry as a desert.
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Describes a very dry lane surface.
A term applies to regions or imates where lack of sufficient moisture severely limits growth and production of vegetation. The limits of precipitation vary considerably according to temperature conditions, with an upper annual limit for cool regions of 10 inches or less and for tropical regions as much as 15 to 20 inches.
without moisture, extremely dry
An arid area is dry and hot, with little rainfall and few plants.
An adjective which describes regions where precipitation is so deficient in quantity, or occurs at such times, that agriculture is impracticable without irrigation.
Regions where precipitation is insufficient in quantity for most crops and where agriculture is impractical without irrigation.
a climate or habitat characterized by little precipitation, by evaporation exceeding precipitation, and by sparse vegetation. a climate or habitat which gets little rainfall, resulting in sparse vegetation. Examples are deserts, chaparral, and scrub forests. Arid generally means dry.
extremely dry; the driest climates on our planet, often associated with the desert vegetation type.
A term used for an extremely dry climate. The degree to which a climate lacks effective, life-promoting moisture. It is considered the opposite of humid when speaking of climates.
A climate where evaporation exceeds precipitation; usually areas with sparse vegetation and less than 10 inches of rainfall per year.
A term applied to a region or climate in which precipitation is too low to support crop production.
