austral

¹

[aw-struhl]

adjective

1. southern.

2. (initial capital letter),  Australian.

austral

²

[ous-trahl]

noun

plural

australes 

1. a monetary unit of Argentina, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the peso in 1985.

Austral

³

abbreviation

1. Australian.

Austral.

⁴

abbreviation

1. Australasia.

2. Australia.

3. Australian.

austral

¹

/ ˈɔːstrəl /

adjective

1. of or coming from the south

   austral winds

austral

²

/ aʊˈstrɑːl /

noun

1. a former monetary unit of Argentina equal to 100 centavos, replaced by the peso

Austral.

³

abbreviation

1. Australasia

2. Australia(n)

austral

1. Relating to the south or to southern regions of the globe.

Word History and Origins

Origin of austral¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin austrālis southern, equivalent to Aust ( e ) r Auster + -ālis -al ¹

Origin of austral²

From Spanish; austral ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of austral¹

C14: from Latin austrālis, from auster the south wind

Origin of austral²

from Spanish; see _austral ¹

Example Sentences

They’re heading back to Antarctica next austral summer to retrieve larger samples.

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The days began to run together under the perpetual Sun of austral summer.

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This raises the chances that these birds could transmit the virus to new locations, especially if these or other birds are contagious when they congregate in the austral spring for breeding.

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During the 2022–23 austral summer field season, the first for this project, the researchers found a surprising amount of variability in oxygen concentrations that couldn’t be explained.

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But this does mean Earth is closer to the sun in austral summer and farther in austral winter, so the corresponding plus-or-minus-five-degree-C shift can amplify seasons to be more extreme in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Related Words

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• sultry 
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