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heat island en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. Any area, populated or not, which is consistently hotter than the surrounding area.
    • Currently, no plans for panel installation in Sinsing District, where the urban heat island effect can be better alleviated through greening facility construction, have been made. 2021, Chien-Chiao Chao et al., “Application of a High-Density Temperature Measurement System for the Management of the Kaohsiung House Project”, in Sustainability, volume 13, number 2, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 13:
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of urban heat island.

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Deriveds

urban heat island

Translations (1)

fr îlot de chaleur (Translations)

wikipedia: heat island