El Niño

[ˌɛʊ̯ˈnĩ.j̃u]

[ˌɛʊ̯ˈnĩ.j̃u]

[ˌɛʊ̯ˈni.ɲo]

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish El Niño.

ubor

(meteorology) El Niño (a global coupled ocean-atmosphere phenomenon)


brisa

Gosto de sentir uma brisa saudável nas minhas partes, obrigado.

2000, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Cálice de Fogo, Rocco, page 71:

I like to feel a healthy breeze on my parts, thank you.

(meteorology) a gentle to moderate wind; breeze


albedo

(physics, meteorology, astronomy) albedo (the fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body)


frente

Borrowed from Spanish frente f, from Old Spanish fruente f, from Latin frontem m. Doublet of fronte and front.


estratosfera

(meteorology, planetology) stratosphere (layer of Earth's atmosphere)


alisado

(nautical, meteorology) trade wind (tropical wind blowing from east to west)


arco-íris

→ Tetum: arkuiris

From arco (“arch, bow”) + íris (“iris”). Compare Spanish arco iris.


troposfera

/tɾɔ.pɔʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

(meteorology, planetology) troposphere (layer of Earth's atmosphere)


seca

(meteorology) drought (period of unusually low rainfall)


anticiclone

(meteorology) anticyclone (system of winds that spiral out from a centre of high pressure)


furacão

[fu.ɾaˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Spanish huracán, from Taíno *hurakā (“hurricane”).

O grupo central de ilhas do arquipélago dos Açores está a ser fustigado pelas chuvas que acompanham o trajecto do furacão Ophelia através do Oceano Atlântico. Na ilha do Pico, uma das cinco que compõem o grupo central, em apenas cinco horas caíram 51 litros de água por metro quadrado […]

2017 October 14, Victor Ferreira, “Furacão Ophelia mergulhou ilha do Pico em chuva intensa e sobe para categoria 3”, in Público:

The central group of islands in the Azores archipelago is being battered by the rains that accompany Hurricane Ophelia's path across the Atlantic Ocean. On the island of Pico, one of the five that make up the central group, 51 liters of water fell per square meter in just five hours …


vendaval

Borrowed from French vent d’aval (“high sea wind, west wind”).

bor

Foi o tempo foi o vento, veio o vendaval / Veio o medo de ter medo e o medo do mal

2012, “A volta”, in Capicua, performed by Capicua:

The time went, the wind went, then came the gale / Came the fear of fearing and the fear of evil

A candidata que para muitos já tinha ganho antes do dia das eleições, com as sondagens a empurrá-la para a frente como um vendaval imparável, pediu desculpa aos seus apoiantes por não ter quebrado o telhado de vidro à segunda tentativa […]

2016 November 10, Alexandre Martins, “Vendaval Trump varre a América e deixa mais perguntas do que respostas [“Windstorm” Trump sweeps up America, leaving behind more questions than answers]”, in Público:

The candidate, who many thought had already won even before Election Day, given the polls propelling her forwards like an unstoppable windstorm, apologised to her supporters for not having broken the glass ceiling on her second try […]


ionosfera

/jɔ.nɔʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

(meteorology, planetology) ionosphere (layer of Earth's atmosphere or a similar region on another planet)


anemómetro

anemómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(meteorology) anemometer, windmeter (an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind)


pluviómetro

pluviómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(meteorology) pluviometer (instrument for measuring the amount of rainfall)


mesosfera

/ˌmɛ.zɔʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

(meteorology, planetology) mesosphere (layer of Earth's atmosphere)


termosfera

/ˌtɛʁ.moʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

/ˌtɛɾ.mɔʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

(meteorology, planetology) thermosphere (layer of Earth's atmosphere)


exosfera

/ɛ.zɔʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/

(meteorology, planetology) exosphere (layer of Earth's atmosphere)


calmaria

(nautical, meteorology) calm, lull (period without wind)


barométrico

pt-adj

barométrico (feminine barométrica, masculine plural barométricos, feminine plural barométricas)

barométrica (feminine)
barométricos (masculine plural)
barométricas (feminine plural)


caudaloso

caudaloso (feminine caudalosa, masculine plural caudalosos, feminine plural caudalosas, metaphonic)

caudalosa (feminine)
caudalosos (masculine plural)
caudalosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)


anticiclónico

anticiclónico (feminine anticiclónica, masculine plural anticiclónicos, feminine plural anticiclónicas, not comparable)

anticiclónica (feminine)
anticiclónicos (masculine plural)
anticiclónicas (feminine plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

From anticiclone (“anticyclone”) + -ico (adjectival suffix).

af

(meteorology) anticyclonic (of, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone)


advecção

[ɐ.ðvɛˈksɐ̃w̃]

[ɐ.ðvɛˈksɐ̃w̃]

[ɐ.ðβɛˈksɐ̃w̃]

(meteorology, earth science, physical chemistry) advection (the horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc)


higrómetro

higrómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(meteorology) hygrometer (instrument that measures humidity)


psicrómetro

psicrómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

(meteorology) psychrometer (instrument which measures atmospheric humidity)


udómetro

udómetros (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)


alto-estrato

(meteorology) altostratus (cloud type in the form of a grey or bluish layer)


alto-cúmulo

(meteorology) altocumulus (fleecy cloud formation)


anticiclogênese

pt-noun

anticiclogênese f (plural anticiclogêneses)

anticiclogêneses (plural)
spelling (Brazil)

(meteorology) anticyclogenesis (the development or strengthening of anticyclonic circulation in the atmosphere)


anticiclonicamente

From anticiclónico／anticiclônico + -mente.

(meteorology) anticyclonically (in an anticyclonic fashion)


frente ártica

(meteorology) arctic front (southern boundary of the Arctic air mass)


calorão

[ka.loˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


corisco

(meteorology) thunder-less, luminous atmospheric meteor


pressão atmosférica

pressão atmosférica f (plural pressões atmosféricas)

atmospheric pressure
atmospheric pressure

(physics, meteorology) atmospheric pressure


pressão barométrica

pressão barométrica f (plural pressões barométricas)

pressão atmosférica
pressão atmosférica#Portuguese

(physics, meteorology) Synonym of pressão atmosférica


frente quente

frente quente f (plural frentes quentes)


linha de instabilidade

linha de instabilidade f (plural linhas de instabilidade)


depressionário

pt-adj

depressionário (feminine depressionária, masculine plural depressionários, feminine plural depressionárias)

depressionária (feminine)
depressionários (masculine plural)
depressionárias (feminine plural)


alísio

alísio (feminine alísia, masculine plural alísios, feminine plural alísias)

alísia (feminine)
alísios (masculine plural)
alísias (feminine plural)

(nautical, meteorology) related to the trade winds


alísio

(nautical, meteorology) trade wind (tropical wind blowing from east to west)