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warmer-upper — /wawr meuhr up euhr/, n. Informal. 1. something that provides one with invigorating warmth: Hot soup is a good warmer upper after skiing. 2. something that serves to warm up an audience or group of participants before a main event: Radio stations … Useful english dictionary
warmer-upper — warm′er up′per n. Informal. 1) cvb something that provides one with invigorating warmth 2) cvb something that serves to warm up an audience or group of participants before a main event • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
Upper Sonoran — Sonoran So*no ran, a. (Biogeography) Pertaining to or designating the arid division of the Austral zone, including the warmer parts of the western United States and central Mexico. It is divided into the {Upper Sonoran}, which lies next to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bed warmer — A bed warmer was a common household item in cold countries, especially Northern Europe. It consisted of a metal container, usually fitted with a handle and shaped somewhat like a modern frying pan, with a solid or finely perforated lid. The pan… … Wikipedia
Inversion (meteorology) — In meteorology, an inversion is a deviation from the normal change of an atmospheric property with altitude. It almost always refers to a temperature inversion, i.e., an increase in temperature with height, or to the layer within which such an… … Wikipedia
hydrologic sciences — Introduction the fields of study concerned with the waters of the Earth. Included are the sciences of hydrology, oceanography, limnology, and glaciology. In its widest sense hydrology encompasses the study of the occurrence, the… … Universalium
Freshwater environmental quality parameters — are the natural and man made chemical, biological and microbiological characteristics of rivers, lakes and ground waters, the ways they are measured and the ways that they change. The values or concentrations attributed to such parameters can be… … Wikipedia
Ocqueoc River — Origin Bismarck Township, Presque Isle County, Michigan Mouth Lake Huron at Ocqueoc Township, Presque Isle County, Michigan Basin countries United States Length 30 miles (48 km) … Wikipedia
Alpine skiing — Alpine ski slope Highest governing body International Ski Federation Nickname(s) Downhill Sliding First played 1861, Kiandra, Aus … Wikipedia
Seiche — is also a French term for a type of cuttlefish (Sepiida).A seiche (pronounced IPA|/seɪʃ/, or approximately saysh ) is a standing wave in an enclosed or partially enclosed body of water. Seiches and seiche related phenomena have been observed on… … Wikipedia
