pertaining to winter

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• winter — winterer, n. winterish, adj. winterishly, adv. winterless, adj. /win teuhr/, n. 1. the cold season between autumn and spring in northern latitudes (in the Northern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox; in the Southern… …   Universalium

• winter — win•ter [[t]ˈwɪn tər[/t]] n. 1) the cold season between autumn and spring, in the Northern Hemisphere from the December solstice to the March equinox, and in the Southern Hemisphere from the June solstice to the September equinox 2) the months of …   From formal English to slang

• hiemal — pertaining to winter …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• hiemal — /huy euh meuhl/, adj. of or pertaining to winter; wintry. [1550 60; < L hiemalis pertaining to winter, equiv. to hiem(s) winter (akin to Gk chión snow, cheimón winter, Skt hima cold, frost, snow) + alis AL1; see HIBERNAL] * * * …   Universalium

• hibernoma — A rare type of benign neoplasm in humans, consisting of brown fat that resembles the fat in certain hibernating animals; individual tumor cells contain multiple lipid droplets. SEE ALSO: brown fat. [L. hibernus, pertaining to winter, + G. oma,… …   Medical dictionary

• ghei- — Theoretical base of *ghyem , *ghiem , winter. Oldest forms *g̑hei , *g̑hyem , *g̑hiem , becoming *ghei , *ghyem , *ghiem in centum languages. 1. Form *ghiem . hiemal, from Latin hiems, winter. 2. Suffixed variant form *gheim ri no . hibernaculum …   Universalium

• Brumal — Bru mal, a. [L. brumalis, fr. bruma winter: cf. F. brumal.] Of or pertaining to winter. The brumal solstice. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hibernal — /huy berr nl/, adj. of or pertaining to winter; wintry. [1620 30; < L hibernalis, equiv. to hibern(us) wintry + alis AL1; akin to hiems winter (see HIEMAL)] * * * …   Universalium

• hiemal — pertaining to winter, 1550s, from L. hiems winter (see HIBERNATION (Cf. hibernation)) …   Etymology dictionary

• hibernal — adj. of or pertaining to winter; occurring in winter …   English contemporary dictionary

• hiemalis —    L. hiems, winter; alis, pertaining to. Winter flowering …   Etymological dictionary of grasses