equatorial doldrums

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• doldrums — ● doldrums nom masculin pluriel (anglais doldrums, calme équatorial) Zone des basses pressions équatoriales, région de calme atmosphérique séparant les alizés des deux hémisphères …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• doldrums — [dōl′drəmz, däl′drəmz] pl.n. [< ? ME dul (see DULL), after TANTRUM] 1. a) low spirits; dull, gloomy, listless feeling b) sluggishness or complete inactivity; stagnation 2. a) equatorial ocean regions note …   English World dictionary

• equatorial belt — equatorial belt, the regions near the earth s equator; doldrums …   Useful english dictionary

• Doldrums (disambiguation) — The Doldrums, also called the equatorial calms , are the calms and light baffling winds at the intertropical convergence zone. Doldrums may also refer to: The Doldrums (album), the second album from the Ariel Pink s Haunted Graffiti series The… …   Wikipedia

• doldrums — /dohl dreuhmz, dol , dawl /, n. (used with a pl. v.) 1. a state of inactivity or stagnation, as in business or art: August is a time of doldrums for many enterprises. 2. the doldrums, a. a belt of calms and light baffling winds north of the… …   Universalium

• Equatorial Countercurrent — an ocean current that flows E between the west flowing equatorial currents. Also called Cromwell Current. * * * ▪ ocean current       current phenomenon noted near the equator, an eastward flow of oceanic water in opposition to and flanked by the …   Universalium

• doldrums — [ dɒldrəmz] plural noun (the doldrums) 1》 a state of stagnation or depression. 2》 an equatorial region of the Atlantic Ocean with calms, sudden storms, and light unpredictable winds. Origin C18 (as doldrum dull, sluggish person ): perh. from dull …   English new terms dictionary

• doldrums — n.pl. (usu. prec. by the) 1 low spirits; a feeling of boredom or depression. 2 a period of inactivity or state of stagnation. 3 an equatorial ocean region of calms, sudden storms, and light unpredictable winds. Etymology: prob. after dull and… …   Useful english dictionary

• procellariiform — ▪ bird Introduction  any of the group of seabirds that includes the albatrosses (albatross) (family Diomedeidae); shearwaters (shearwater), fulmars (fulmar), prions (prion), and large petrels (petrel) (Procellariidae); storm petrels (storm… …   Universalium

• Intertropical Convergence Zone — Doldrums redirects here. For other uses, see Doldrums (disambiguation). The thunderstorms of the Intertropical Convergence Zone form a line across the eastern Pacific Ocean …   Wikipedia

• Pacific Ocean — an ocean bordered by the American continents, Asia, and Australia: largest ocean in the world; divided by the equator into the North Pacific and the South Pacific. 70,000,000 sq. mi. (181,300,000 sq. km); greatest known depth, 35,433 ft. (10,800… …   Universalium