SEASONAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does seasonal mean? 

• SEASONAL (noun)
  The noun SEASONAL has 1 sense:

1. a worker who finds employment only in certain seasons

  Familiarity information: SEASONAL used as a noun is very rare.

• SEASONAL (adjective)
  The adjective SEASONAL has 1 sense:

1. occurring at or dependent on a particular season

  Familiarity information: SEASONAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEASONAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A worker who finds employment only in certain seasons

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

seasonal; seasonal worker

Hypernyms ("seasonal" is a kind of...):

worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)

• SEASONAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Occurring at or dependent on a particular season

Context example:

a seasonal rise in unemployment

Antonym:

year-round (operating or continuing throughout the year)

 Context examples 

Data were adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, and seasonal variation in vitamin D levels.

(Vitamin D Levels Predict Multiple Sclerosis Progression, NIH)

A major advantage when it comes to microalgae is the fact that it is not seasonal and its production does not depend on specific conditions, like soil properties.

(Petrobras considers producing biodiesel from microalgae, Agência Brasil)

Titan's hemispheres have responded in different ways to these seasonal changes.

(Cassini Sees Dramatic Seasonal Changes on Titan, NASA)

The combination of Ceres moving closer to the sun in its orbit, along with seasonal change, triggers the release of water vapor from the subsurface, which then condenses on the cold crater wall.

(NASA Dawn Reveals Recent Changes in Ceres' Surface, NASA)

All study participants received a seasonal influenza vaccine.

(Disrupting the gut microbiome may affect some immune responses to flu vaccination, National Institutes of Health)

Another may be slides due to the accumulating weight of seasonal frost buildup on steep slopes.

(NASA spacecraft observes further evidence of dry ice gullies on Mars, NASA)

The study team has explored immune responses to two influenza surface proteins: HA—the main target of traditional seasonal flu vaccines—and neuraminidase (NA).

(Flu infection study increases understanding of natural immunity, National Institutes of Health)

Seasonal changes in hydration of salt-containing grains might result in some trigger mechanism for RSL grainflows, such as expansion, contraction, or release of some water.

(Recurring Martian Streaks: Flowing Sand, Not Water?, NASA)

Observing seasonal changes on Titan will continue to be a major goal for the Cassini mission as summer comes to Titan's north and the southern latitudes fall into winter darkness.

(Cassini tracks clouds developing over a Titan sea, NASA)

This polar hood may have formed by seasonal changes in atmospheric flow.

(Hubble Reveals Dynamic Atmospheres of Uranus, Neptune, NASA)