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Definisjon av doldrums

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Noun
doldrums - a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific
doldrums - a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation"
stagnation, stagnancy
inaction, inactiveness, inactivity the state of being inactive
business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
artistic creation, artistic production, art the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
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Substantiv
doldrums - A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks – so called by sailors.
doldrums - The state of boredom, malaise, apathy or lack of interest; a state of listlessness ennui, or tedium.

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  • The Doldrums, also called the "equatorial calms", are the calms and light baffling winds at the intertropical convergence zone. The zone is a band, encircling the Earth just north of the equator, where the winds from the northern and southern hemispheres come together. The Doldrums affect areas of the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the Indian Ocean that are within the zone.

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  • doldrums
    Region near the equator characterized by low pressure and light shifting winds.

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