derecho
English
A shelf cloud marking the leading edge of a derecho
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Spanish derecho (“straight”). First used by Gustavus Detlef Hinrichs in 1888, apparently coined to distinguish the winds from tornadoes, which rotate;[1][2] compare tornado. Doublet of direct.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /dəˈɹeɪ.t͡ʃoʊ/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
derecho (plural derechos)
- (meteorology, US) A windstorm characterized by strong, straight-line winds.
- 2015, Chris J. Peterson, Jeffery B. Cannon, Christopher M. Godfrey, 5: First Steps Toward Defining the Wind Disturbance Regime in Central Hardwoods Forests, Cathryn H. Greenberg, Beverly S. Collins (editors), Natural Disturbances and Historic Range of Variation, Springer, page 116,
- Combining all of the above, the Arkansas Valley, Ouachita Mountains, Interior Plateau, and Southwest Appalachian ecoregions have the greatest risk of wind damage from tornadoes and derechos, whereas weakening hurricanes are an important disturbance, especially in the Piedmont ecoregion.
- 2016, Bill Streever, And Soon I Heard a Roaring Wind, Hachette, unnumbered page,
- Derechos have winds as powerful as those of some hurricanes and tornadoes. "Derecho" comes from the Spanish word meaning "straight."
- 2022, Alexander Gates, Earth's Fury, Wiley, unnumbered page,
- A derecho can be as destructive as a weak to moderate tornado, but the damage is mainly the result of straight-line rather than rotating winds.
- However, tornadoes can also form along the bow of a derecho. Derechos can sometimes be recognized as a bank of ominous-looking "shelf" clouds that appear darker than normal clouds.
- 2015, Chris J. Peterson, Jeffery B. Cannon, Christopher M. Godfrey, 5: First Steps Toward Defining the Wind Disturbance Regime in Central Hardwoods Forests, Cathryn H. Greenberg, Beverly S. Collins (editors), Natural Disturbances and Historic Range of Variation, Springer, page 116,
Translations
windstorm with strong straight-line winds
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References
- Ray Wolf, "A Brief History of Gustavus Hinrichs, Discoverer of the DERECHO"
- Ammon Shea, "All about the weather", OxfordWords blog, 25 July 2012
Further reading
derecho on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - August 2020 Midwest derecho on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- chordee, cohered, heredoc, ochered
Asturian
Adjective
derecho
- neuter of derechu
Ladino
Etymology
From Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus, from Latin dīrectus.
Adjective
derecho (Latin spelling, feminine derecha)
- straight, simple
Derived terms
- enderechar
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Spanish derecho.
Noun
derecho
- the right to
- (civil) right
- claim
- tax
Spanish
Alternative forms
- drecho (obsolete, regional)
Etymology
From Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus, from Latin dīrectus[1]. Doublet of directo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deˈɾet͡ʃo/ [d̪eˈɾe.t͡ʃo]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -etʃo
- Syllabification: de‧re‧cho
Adjective
derecho (feminine derecha, masculine plural derechos, feminine plural derechas)
- straight (not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length)
- Synonym: recto
- straight; upright (perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique)
- sentarse derecho ― to sit upright
- right, right-hand (designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north)
- la mano derecha ― the right hand
- correct, appropriate, right
Derived terms
- brazo derecho
- buey viejo surco derecho
- derecha
- derecho de asilo
- derechura
- hecho y derecho
- mano derecha
- ojito derecho
- ojo derecho
Noun
derecho m (plural derechos)
- right (a legal, just or moral entitlement)
- el derecho al voto ― the right to vote
- derechos humanos ― human rights
- law, jurisprudence (the study of laws)
- law (the profession of dealing with laws (as lawyers, judges, etc.))
- right (the outward or most finished surface, as of a coin, piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.)
- (textiles) right side (The side of a fabric that is intended to face outward on a finished project)
- 2014, Juliana Vaquero González, Planchado y arreglo de ropa en alojamientos, Ideaspropias Editorial, →ISBN, page 163:
- Las puntadas que se realizan no deben traspasar la tela y, por lo tanto, no debe verse por el derecho.
- The stitches made should not go through the fabric, and, therefore, should not be seen on the right side.
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- (textiles) right side (The side of a fabric that is intended to face outward on a finished project)
- (in the plural) duties, taxes, fees, charges
- (rare) path, road
- Synonyms: sendero, camino
Derived terms
- amiga con derecho a roce
- amiga con derechos
- amigo con derecho a roce
- amigo con derechos
- amistad con derechos
- carta de derechos
- conforme a derecho
- de pleno derecho
- derecho administrativo
- derecho adquirido
- derecho canónico
- derecho civil
- derecho común
- derecho comunitario
- derecho constitucional
- derecho consuetudinario
- derecho de autor
- derecho de familia
- derecho de gentes
- derecho del trabajo
- derecho de pernada
- derecho divino
- derecho exclusivo
- derecho familiar
- derecho financiero
- derecho fundamental
- derecho humano
- derecho internacional
- derecho laboral
- derecho marítimo
- derecho mercantil
- derecho natural
- derecho penal
- derecho político
- derecho privado
- derecho procesal
- derecho público
- derecho real
- derechos de autor
- derechos humanos
- derechos sucesorios
- derecho subjetivo
- derecho tributario
- Estado de derecho
- no hay derecho
- principio de derecho
Descendants
- → English: derecho
- → Papiamentu: derecho, drechi
Adverb
derecho
- straight (of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line)
- Synonym: recto
- Sigue derecho. ― Keep going [straight].
- straight (directly; without pause, delay or detour)
- Synonym: directamente
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “derecho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014