Meaning of COLD WAVE
| Pronunciation: | | kowld weyv
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[n] a period of unusually cold weather |
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| | Synonyms: | | cold snap, cold spell, cold weather |
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| | See Also: | | atmospheric condition, freeze, frost, weather, weather condition | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cold" wave"\ (Meteor.)
In the terminology of the United States Weather Bureau, an
unusual fall in temperature, to or below the freezing point,
exceeding 16[deg] in twenty-four hours or 20[deg] in
thirty-six hours, independent of the diurnal range.
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| | Related Terms: | | Afro, bitter weather, bleak weather, coif, coiffure, cold snap, cold weather, conk, depth of winter, freeze, freezing weather, frost, haircut, hairdo, hairstyle, hard winter, headdress, home permanent, natural, permanent, permanent wave, process, raw weather, snap, subzero weather, wave, winter, wintry weather, wintry wind, zero weather |
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