equable temperature

  • 1equable — [ek′wə bəl, ē′kwəbəl] adj. [L aequabilis < aequare, to make equal < aequus, EQUAL] 1. not varying or fluctuating much; steady; uniform [an equable temperature] 2. not readily upset; even; tranquil; serene [an equable temperament] SYN.… …

    English World dictionary

  • 2equable — [[t]e̱kwəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as equable, you mean that they are calm, cheerful, and fair with other people, even in difficult circumstances. He was a man of the most equable temper... He was a fine person to work with …

    English dictionary

  • 3equable —  , equitable  Most dictionaries define equable as meaning steady and unvarying, but it should also convey the sense of being remote from extremes. A consistently hot climate is not equable, no matter how unvarying the temperature. Similarly,… …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 4equable, equitable —    Most dictionaries define equable as meaning steady and unvarying, but it should also convey the sense of being remote from extremes. A consistently hot climate is not equable, no matter how unvarying the temperature. Similarly, someone whose… …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 5equable, equitable —    Most dictionaries define equable as meaning steady and unvarying, but it should also convey the sense of being remote from extremes. A consistently hot climate is not equable, no matter how unvarying the temperature. Similarly, someone whose… …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 6equable — /ˈɛkwəbəl / (say ekwuhbuhl) adjective 1. free from variations; uniform, as motion or temperature: *enjoying a fairly equable rainfall. –joseph furphy, 1903. 2. uniform in operation or effect, as laws. 3. tranquil, even, or not easily disturbed,… …

  • 7Northern Mariana Islands — This article is about the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. For the Mariana Archipelago, see Mariana Islands. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas …

    Wikipedia

  • 8Dixon Springs State Park — IUCN Category III (Natural Monument) …

    Wikipedia

  • 9Manathoor — Pizhaku   village   …

    Wikipedia

  • 10Ellwood Oil Field — The Ellwood Oil Field (also spelled Elwood ) [Several prominent and public sources, including the California Department of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources, use the Elwood spelling in their database and publications. The fields are named after… …

    Wikipedia