Definition of hydrometeor in English:
hydrometeor
nounˈhʌidrəʊˌmiːtɪɔːˌhīdrōˈmēdēər
Meteorology An atmospheric phenomenon or entity involving water or water vapour, such as rain or a cloud.
Example sentencesExamples
- Some examples of hydrometeors are snow, fog, cloud or rain.
- Falling raindrops and other hydrometeors have, in general, nonspherical shapes and mean canting angles that are due to aerodynamic and gravitational forces.
- The term hydrometeors is used primarily in this document, but the use of the term precipitation used here is tantamount to falling hydrometeors at any altitude.
- We believe that there are 3 possible discharge processes that can occur at the surfaces of these hydrometeors and I will briefly explain these.
- This publication discloses a method and apparatus for measuring hydrometeors.