dry period

collocation in English

meaningsofdryandperiod

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dry
adjective
uk
/draɪ/us
/draɪ/
used to describe something that has no water or other liquid in, on, or ...
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period
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/us
/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
a length ...
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(Definition ofdryandperiodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdry period

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Variation in length of thedryperiodwas simulated by subjecting part of the seedlings to a water treatment at the end of thedryperiod.
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The observations were taken after a week of moist weather conditions following adryperiod.
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The exact duration of thedryperioddepends on the depth and type of soil.
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The 28 species are arranged both in the wet (solid triangles) anddryperiod(open triangles).
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However, the impact of thisdryperioddoes not appear to have been uniformly felt.
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When fertilization was followed by adryperiod, inter-row application yielded higher than other methods.
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The water treatment started on day 226, and the first significant rains after thedryperiodfell on day 263.
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During thedryperiod, a water deficit of 0.13 million m3 per day is avoided at the intake point.
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However, even during thisdryperiodan average monthly mean of 150 mm rainfall is recorded in the delta.
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At least one field experiment has confirmed that the fungus is able to tolerate adryperiod.
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In this case, seeds may be entering secondary dormancy, sensing the arrival of the intervening colddryperiod.
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A longdryperiodwas followed by torrential rains.
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Thedryperiodwas defined as the period with no rain in between but only as long as sampled shrubs had l eaves.
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When an apparent regionaldryperiodpeaking around a. d. 900 coupled with the effects of local deforestation, the south's equilibrium was upset.
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In tropical moist forests, length of thedryperiodmay have a profound influence on leaf dynamics, plant growth and survival.
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The effect of variation in length of thedryperiodwas simulated by subjecting part of the seedlings to a water treatment.
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The length of thisdryperiodis particularly important in determining yields from maize and from several types of fruit trees.
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We measured soil moisture content in both the wet anddryperiodto test our hypothesis on the soil moisture availability for plants.
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Litterfall was collected at least every 15 d in the rainy period, and at least every month in thedryperiod.
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A similar situation prevails in some regions of the sub-humid tropics, where water is extremely scarce during thedryperiod.
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The leafless period was three times longer for understorey plants compared to gap plants, which suggests that they experience a substantially longerdryperiod.
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Species which can be deciduous in the seedling stage have a higher chance of surviving thedryperiodthan evergreen species.
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Periods of low rainfall (, 50%) included thedryperiodthroughout the 1975 - 1976 season, which culminated in the summer drought of 1976, and the autumn of 1978.
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I use that phrase, "thedryperiod", because that was the term he himself used.
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