severe cold

  • 1Severe — Se*vere , a. [Compar. {Severer}; superl. {Severest}.] [L. severus; perhaps akin to Gr. ??? awe, ??? revered, holy, solemn, Goth. swikns innocent, chaste: cf. F. s[ e]v[ e]re. Cf. {Asseverate}, {Persevere}.] 1. Serious in feeling or manner;… …

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  • 2Cold front — For the Star Trek: Enterprise episode, see Cold Front (Star Trek: Enterprise). For the G.I. Joe character, see Cold Front (G.I. Joe). The symbol of a cold front: a blue line with triangles pointing in the direction of travel A cold front is… …

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  • 3Cold wave of 1978 — The cold wave of 1978 was a weather event that occurred in the United States and parts of North America. The cold wave, which began in December 1977, produced one of the coldest winters on record. Contents 1 Timeline 1.1 December 1.2 January 1.3 …

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  • 4Cold wave — For the musical genre, see Coldwave. Part of the Nature series on Weather   Calendar seasons Spring  …

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  • 5cold — I adj. of a low temperature 1) biting, bitter, bitterly cold (it was bitter cold) 2) cold to (cold to the touch) unfriendly 3) cold towards II n. low temperature 1) biting, bitter, extreme, intense, severe cold 2) the cold has let up illness 3)… …

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  • 6severe — 01. He suffered a [severe] head injury in a car accident, and doctors worry he may never be able to speak again. 02. He had a [severe] headache after bumping his head. 03. The flight was canceled due to a [severe] thunderstorm. 04. Generally, in… …

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  • 7severe — adj. 1 rigorous, strict, and harsh in attitude or treatment (a severe critic; severe discipline). 2 serious, critical (a severe shortage). 3 vehement or forceful (a severe storm). 4 extreme (in an unpleasant quality) (a severe winter; severe… …

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  • 8Severe weather — is any destructive weather phenomenon. The term is usually used to refer to severe thunderstorms and related phenomena, such as tornados, hail, and downbursts. [ [http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?p=1 query=severe+weather… …

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  • 9Cold urticaria — Classification and external resources Allergic urticaria on leg in the form of hives induced by cold. ICD 10 L …

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  • 10severe — severe, stern, austere, ascetic can all mean given to or characterized by strict discipline and firm restraint. Severe is applicable to persons and their looks, acts, thoughts, and utterances or to things (as laws, penalties, judgments, and… …

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