austral

¹

[ aw-struhl ]

adjective

1. southern.
2. (initial capital letter) Australian.

austral

²

[ ous-trahl ]

noun

, plural aus·tra·les [ous-, trah, -les].

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

Austral

³

abbreviation for

1. Australian ( def 6 ).

Austral.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. Australasia.
2. Australia.
3. Australian.

austral

¹

/ aʊˈstrɑːl /

noun

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

austral

²

/ ˈɔːstrəl /

adjective

1. of or coming from the south

   austral winds

Austral.

³

abbreviation for

1. Australasia
2. Australia(n)

austral

/ ô′strəl /

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

from Spanish; see austral ¹

Origin of austral²

C14: from Latin austrālis, from auster the south wind

Example Sentences

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

From Science Magazine

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

From Science Magazine

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.

From Science Magazine

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.

From Science Magazine

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.

From Scientific American

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