polynya

po·lyn·ya

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puh-lin-yuh]
- /pəˈlɪn yə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puh-lin-yuh]
- /pəˈlɪn yə/

Definitions of polynya word

noun polynya an area of unfrozen sea water surrounded by ice. 1
noun polynya a stretch of open water surrounded by ice, esp near the mouths of large rivers, in arctic seas 0
noun polynya a usually oblong area of open water surrounded by sea ice 0

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Origin of polynya

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

1850-55; < Russian polyn'yá, Old Russian polynĭi equivalent to pol(ŭ) empty, open + -ynĭi noun suffix

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Parts of speech for Polynya

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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polynya popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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