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Monsoon vs Intermonsoon - What's the difference?

monsoon | intermonsoon |

As nouns the difference between monsoon and intermonsoon

is that monsoon is any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season while intermonsoon is the season between two monsoons in a particular region.

As an adjective intermonsoon is

occurring between monsoons.

monsoon

English

(wikipedia monsoon)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.
  • Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=28, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= High and wet , passage=Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages. Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.}}
  • The rains themselves.
  • Entire meteorological systems with such characteristics.

    • References

    intermonsoon

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Occurring between monsoons

    • Synonyms

    * intermonsoonal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The season between two monsoons in a particular region
  • * {{quote-journal, 1997, date=May 23, Douglas G. Capone et al., Trichodesmium, a Globally Significant Marine Cyanobacterium, Science citation
    • , passage=For a bloom encountered in the early spring intermonsoon in the central Arabian Sea

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