Definition of Arid. Meaning of Arid. Synonyms of Arid

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Definition of Arid

Arid
Arid Ar"id, a. [L. aridus, fr. arere to be dry: cf. F. aride.] Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry; barren. ``An arid waste.' --Thomson.

Meaning of Arid from wikipedia

- Aridity is the condition of geographical regions which make up approximately 43% of total global available land area, characterized by low annual precipitation...
- A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential...
- In software engineering, active reviews for intermediate designs (ARID) is a method to evaluate software architectures, especially on an intermediate level...
- The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification BWh and BWk) is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation...
- life-promoting moisture". Aridity is different from drought because aridity is permanent whereas drought is temporary. A number of aridity indices have been proposed...
- Al-Arid (Arabic: العريض) is a Syrian hamlet located in the Mahardah Subdistrict of the Mahardah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central...
- area of the reserve consists of 123 km2 (47 sq mi) of arid land. The initiative known as Arid Recovery was established in 1997 by Katherine Moseby and...
- Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi (PMAS-Arid University) is in Rawalpindi, Punjab, ****stan. It is named after Pir Meher Ali Shah...
- The Journal of Arid Environments is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Elsevier. The journal was established in 1978 and was first...
- The Arid Diagonal (Spanish: diagonal árida/arreica) is a contiguous zone of arid and semi-arid climate that traverses South America from coastal Peru in...