extreme temperature

collocation in English

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extreme
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈstriːm/us
/ɪkˈstriːm/
very large in amount ...
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temperature
noun
uk
/ˈtem.prə.tʃər/us
/ˈtem.pɚ.ə.tʃɚ/
the measured amount of heat in a place or in ...
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Below a closed canopy layer, mean temperatures are lower, butextremetemperatureminima are less frequent than outside forests.
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The landscape it will survey is certainly going to be barren withextremetemperatureranges.
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These conditions ofextremetemperatureencouraged an intensive use of the cooling system, which, in association with the renovation, may have facilitated its contamination.
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Also in the industrial sites tree cover was high around the areas where crab burrows were located thus protecting them fromextremetemperature.
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These properties may provide a way to ensure visual effectiveness when animals experienceextremetemperatureconditions.
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The supply of water through the tube prevents exposure to theextremetemperaturespikes and high sulphide concentrations.
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These plants are adapted to the tough environmental conditions on the volcano, such as high altitude, intense sunlight,extremetemperaturevariations, and lack of moisture.
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This glass could be moved from a refrigerator to an oven without breaking from theextremetemperaturechange.
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However, over the course of the mission the solar arrays gradually degraded due to frequent,extremetemperaturechanges.
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The rare phenomenon is usually accompanied by strong gusty winds,extremetemperaturechanges and an extreme decrease in humidity.
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The boulders are affected more deeply by theextremetemperaturedifferences between day and night in the arid desert region where the reserve is located.
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Extremetemperaturevariations occur during the winter only.
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This marine life receives its energy from both theextremetemperaturedifference (typically a drop of 150 degrees) and from chemosynthesis by bacteria.
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Theextremetemperaturevariation between seasons was also feared to weaken the structure.
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Neither expose it to direct sunlight,extremetemperatureor humidity.
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Heat zones are useful for determining the survivability of specific plants and trees inextremetemperatureconditions.
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Extremetemperatureelevation then becomes a medical emergency requiring immediate treatment to prevent disability or death.
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Extremetemperaturechanges occur from night to day, season to season, and from place to place.
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Through the 1960s, a large range of watches were tested for durability and precision underextremetemperaturechanges and vibrations.
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Thisextremetemperaturerange of variable solidity is the fundamental material property upon which blacksmithing practice depends.
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