2. (General Sporting Terms) a person who plays a game or sport professionally. 3. (Music, other) a person who plays a musical instrument. 4. (Film) an actor. 5. informal a participant, esp a powerful one, in a particular field of activity: a leading city player.
Though the word monsoon is often used to refer to a single thunderstorm, it is actually the name of the large scale weather pattern. The word derives from the word mausin, Arabic for âseasonâ or âwind shift.â It is now used to refer to a seasonal wind shift and the precipitation produced as a result. Parts of Africa, Asia, North America, Australia, and Europe experience a monsoon season.
The rainfall is a result of the convergence of wind flow from the Bay of Bengal and reverse winds from the South China Sea. The onset of the monsoon occurs over the Bay of Bengal in May, arriving at the Indian Peninsula by June, and then the winds move towards the South China Sea.