what are monsoons?

Answer 1

mon·soon [mon sn]
n
1. winds that reverse direction seasonally: a large-scale wind system that seasonally blows in opposite directions and determines the climate of large regions. The reversal of wind direction is caused by the greater annual temperature differences over large land masses than over the adjacent waters.
2. rainy season, especially in India: any period of heavy rainfall, especially during the summer over Southeast Asia and India.
3. heavy rainfall: a very heavy fall of rain (informal).

[Late 16th century. Via obsolete Dutch monssoen from Portuguese monção , from Arabic mawsim “season.”]

Answer 2

the word monsoon is derived from the Arabic word 'mausim', meaning season. It was first used by Arabic navigators to describe the seasonal winds of the Arabian Sea. These generally blow from the north-east for one half of the year, and from the south-west for the other half. Although the term monsoon actually means a seasonal wind, it is often used to refer to the torrential rainfall associated with these winds.

Answer 3

1: Winds that reverse direction seasonally.
A large-scale wind system that seasonally blows in opposite directions and determines the climate of large regions.

2: Rainy season, especially in India
Any period of heavy rainfall, especially during the summer over Southeast Asia and India

or just : 3:Heavy rain fall.

Answer 4

dew point average................when the moisture content is equal or higher than the dew point .usually it means tropical moisture meeting hot air and this equals thunderstorms

Answer 5

lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of RAIN

Answer 6

rains.......