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virga::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | downfall, precipitation |
Examples of virga
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Virga and other Mayo supporters set out to create a proper home for the collection.
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Virga said he told the jury that Fromme assaulted Ford, but did not attempt to assassinate him.
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The name verge comes from the Latin virga, meaning stick or rod.
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In certain cases, shafts of virga may precede a microburst.
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Altocumulus floccus producing virga near top and middle of image merging into altostratus near horizon.
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He proposed calling this unit the virga.
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The virga and punctum are sung identically.
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All precipitation types are hydrometeors by definition, including virga, which is precipitation which evaporates before reaching the ground.
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The forecast front was already wrapping shreds of virga around the Helderberg Escarpment, and the winds would soon be beyond my Cessna's performance limitations.
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- Light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity)
- Virga is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
- A type of note used in plainsong notation, having a tail; A streak of rain or snow that is dissipated in falling and does not reach the ground, commonly appearing descending from a cloud layer
- As rain falls from the cloud, it can evaporate before reaching the surface. This most frequently occurs in dry climates with dry surface conditions.
- A weather term describing moisture falling from clouds but not reaching the earth's surface.
- A single-note neume written in a manner similar to an acute accent.
- Rain that turns back into water vapor before reaching the ground.
- Light wispy precipitation with water droplets or snowflakes so small that they evaporate before reaching the ground is known as virga
- (stick-branch) also called fallstreaks, precipitation trails: Vertical or inclined trails of precipitation attached to the under surface of a cloud, which do not reach the earth's surface. ...
