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单词 virga
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Definition of virga in English:

virga

nounPlural virgae ˈvəːɡəˈvərɡə
Meteorology
  • A mass of streaks of rain appearing to hang under a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground.

    mass noun the ghostly apparition of virga—an indicator of violent downdraughts
    a violet virga
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I kept a wary eye on both for fifteen to twenty minutes while climbing in the last couple thermals and observed that the virga never extended its range closer to the ground.
    • I took one more thermal near Cross Mountain to 16,000 ft and glided to Maybell where I decided to land due to numerous areas of virga and lightning.
    • As benign and pastoral as this scene might appear, areas of virga can produce 65-knot columns of downward tumbling air mass.
    • We can see virga coming out of some of the clouds.

Origin

1940s: from Latin, literally 'rod, stripe'.

 
 

Definition of virga in US English:

virga

nounˈvərɡə
Meteorology
  • A mass of streaks of rain appearing to hang under a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground.

    mass noun the ghostly apparition of virga—an indicator of violent downdrafts
    a violet virga
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I took one more thermal near Cross Mountain to 16,000 ft and glided to Maybell where I decided to land due to numerous areas of virga and lightning.
    • As benign and pastoral as this scene might appear, areas of virga can produce 65-knot columns of downward tumbling air mass.
    • I kept a wary eye on both for fifteen to twenty minutes while climbing in the last couple thermals and observed that the virga never extended its range closer to the ground.
    • We can see virga coming out of some of the clouds.

Origin

1940s: from Latin, literally ‘rod, stripe’.

 
 
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