biến nhiệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 變 (“to change”) and 熱 (“heat”), from nhiệt độ (“temperature”, literally “degree of hotness”). Compare Chinese 變溫 / 变温 (biến ôn) which is from 溫度 / 温度 (ôn độ, literally “degree of warmth”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiən˧˦ ɲiət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥ ɲiək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˥ ɲiək̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

biến nhiệt

  1. (zoology) poikilothermic
    Antonym: hằng nhiệt

See also

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