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[philosophy] Desert (t) in philosophy is the condition of being deserving of something, whether good or bad. ==Nomenclature== The word is related to justice, revenge, blame, punishment and many topics central to moral philosophy. In the English language, the word "desert" with this meaning t...
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[particle physics] In particle physics, the desert refers to a theorized gap in energy scales between the TeV scale and the GUT scale in which no new physics appears. The idea of the desert was motivated by the observation of approximate, order of magnitude, gauge coupling unification at the...
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[band] Desert is an electronic and house music duo from Liverpool, England. Members of the outfit are the producers Paul Kane and Paul Pringle. In 2001 they hit #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart with "Lettin` Ya Mind Go". They also reached number 74 in the UK Singles Chart. ...
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An area, either hot or cold, where the annual precipitation is less than 25 cm (10 in).
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[adj] - located in a dismal or remote area 2. [n] - an arid region with little or no vegetation
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A desolate and barren region, usually deficient in available water, and with scant vegetation.
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De·sert' (de*zẽrt') noun [ Old French deserte , desserte , merit, recompense, from deservir , desservir , to merit. See Deserve .] That which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly due; claim to recom...
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Des'ert (dĕz'ẽrt) noun [ French désert , Latin desertum , from desertus solitary, desert, pp. of deserere to desert; de- + serere to join together. See Series .] 1. A deserted or...
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Des'ert adjective [ Confer Latin desertus , past participle of deserere , and French désert . See 2d Desert .] Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; ...
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De·sert' (de*zẽrt') transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Deserted ; present participle & verbal noun Deserting .] [ Confer Latin desertus , past participle of de...
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De·sert' intransitive verb To abandon a service without leave; to quit military service without permission, before the expiration of one's term; to abscond. « The soldiers . . . deserted in numbers.» Bancroft. Syn. -- ...
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Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as, they landed on a desert island. 'He . . . Went aside privately into a desert place.' (Luke ix. 10) 'Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on t...
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godforsaken adjective located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; `a desert island`; `a godforsaken wilderness crossroads`; `a wild stretch of land`; `waste places`
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noun arid land with little or no vegetation
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• (a.) Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as, they landed on a desert island. • (v. t.) To leave (especially something which one should stay by and support); to leave in the lurch; to abandon; to forsa...
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any large, extremely dry area of land with sparse vegetation. It is one of the Earth`s major types of ecosystems, supporting a community of ... [16 related articles]
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desert 1. To leave (a person, place, etc.) without intending to return; especially, in violation of a duty, promise, or the like: 'He deserted his wife.' 2. With reference to military personnel, to leave or run away from (service, duty, etc.) with the intention of never returning. 3. To fail (someo...
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(1) Biome that has plants and animals adapted to survive severe drought conditions. In this habitat, evaporation exceeds precipitation and the average amount of precipitation is less than 25 centimeters a year. (2) Area that receives low precipitation. Also see cold desert and warm desert.
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Receiving less than 10 inches of precipitation annually.
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Terkezi Oasis in the Sahara Desert. Credit: NASA An area where life has extreme difficulty in surviving. Deserts cover about one third of the Earth's land area. There are two types. Hot deserts These typically lie between latitudes 20° and 30° north and south, though they also exist...
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• An ecosystem with less than 100 mm precipitation per year. • A wide, open, comparatively barren tract of land with few forms of life and little rainfall. See also desertification.
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desert, arid region, usually partly covered by sand, having scanty vegetation or sometimes almost none, and capable of supporting only a limited and specially adapted animal population. The so-called cold deserts, caused by extreme cold and often covered with perpetual snow or ice, are quite distinc...
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v. To deliberately discard a person or thin.
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Click images to enlargeArid area with sparse vegetation (or, in rare cases, almost no vegetation). Soils are poor, and many deserts include areas of shifting sands. Deserts can be either hot or cold. Almost 33% of the Earth's land surface is desert, and this proportion is increasing. Arid lan...
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