different between westerly vs ponente

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?w?st?(?)li/

Adjective

westerly (comparative more westerly, superlative most westerly)

1. Situated in the west.
2. (of wind) Coming from the west.

Synonyms

• ponent
• westly

Related terms

• (wind): wester

Translations

Adverb

westerly (comparative more westerly, superlative most westerly)

1. Towards the west.

Usage notes

Used by Land Surveyors when they do not want to be specific (not Astronomic West)

Synonyms

• westly

Noun

westerly (plural westerlies)

1. A westerly wind or storm.

Synonyms

• zephyr

Translations

Derived terms

• north-westerly, northwesterly
• south-westerly, southwesterly

Anagrams

• sweltery

English

Noun

ponente

1. A westerly Mediterranean wind

Translations

Further reading

• ponente on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• pentone

Interlingua

Participle

ponente

1. present participle of poner

Italian

Etymology

From Latin p?nentem, accusative form of p?n?ns, present participle form of p?n? (“I place, put”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /po?n?n.te/
• Rhymes: -?nte
• Hyphenation: po?nèn?te

Noun

ponente m (plural ponenti)

1. west
2. west wind

Synonyms

• ovest
• occidente

Antonyms

• levante

Related terms

• porre

Verb

ponente

1. present participle of porre

Latin

Participle

p?nente

1. ablative masculine singular of p?n?ns
2. ablative feminine singular of p?n?ns
3. ablative neuter singular of p?n?ns

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ponens, ponentem. Doublet of poniente.

Noun

ponente m or f (plural ponentes)

1. (politics) rapporteur
2. a speaker at a meeting, or congress
3. a proposer of a motion