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tipping element

tipping element noun: large-scale components of the Earth climate system that may pass a tipping point.

Noun

tipping element (plural tipping elements)

  1. Large-scale components of the Earth climate system that may pass a tipping point.
    • Accordingly, ice is a tipping element that responds abruptly to changes across this tipping point. Trespassing the tipping point for phase transition from ice to liquid water sets all the other tipping elements contained in the Arctic region in motion […]2011, Paul Wassmann, Arctic Tipping Points, Fundacion BBVA, →ISBN, page 17

Forms of tipping element

pluraltipping elements

Origin of tipping element

Introduced in a 2008 paper.

Questions about tipping element

What does tipping element mean?
Tipping element means large-scale components of the Earth climate system that may pass a tipping point.
What part of speech is tipping element?
Tipping element is a noun.
What is the plural of tipping element?
The plural of tipping element is tipping elements.

Words near tipping element in the dictionary

  1. Tippin
  2. tippiness
  3. tipping
  4. tipping back
  5. tipping down
  6. tipping element
  7. tipping elements
  8. tipping it down
  9. tipping off
  10. tipping one's hat
  11. tipping out

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