Virga definitions

Virga

1) Downfall 2) Precipitation 3) Rain not reaching the ground
Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/virga

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virga

Latin, meaning: a green twig, rod, stick, wand, broom, streak, stripe.
Found on http://archives.nd.edu/vvv.htm

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Virga

In meteorology, virga is an observable streak or shaft of precipitation that falls from a cloud but evaporates or sublimes before reaching the ground. At high altitudes the precipitation falls mainly as ice crystals before melting and finally evaporating; this is often due to compressional heating, because the air pressure increases closer to the ...
Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virga

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virga

Precipitation falling from the base of a cloud and evaporating before it reaches the ground.
Found on http://ggweather.com/glossary.htm

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virga

streaks of precipitation particles attached to the bottom of a cloud
Found on http://phrontistery.info/v.html

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virga

(from the article `thunderstorm`) ...be accompanied by intense rainfall at the ground. If the storm forms in a dry environment, however, the precipitation may evaporate before it ...
Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/v/27

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virga

Synonym: penis. ... Origin: L. A rod ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973

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Virga

Precipitation falling from the base of a cloud and evaporating before it reaches the ground.
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22268

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virga

Type: Term Pronunciation: vir′gă Synonyms: penis
Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=98702

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Virga

Precipitation falling from a cloud in streaks but evaporating before reaching the ground
Found on http://www.metcheck.com/OTHER/glossary.asp

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virga

Falling precipitation that evaporates before reaching the ground.
Found on http://www.stormfax.com/wxwords.htm

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virga

[n] - light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity)
Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=virga

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virga

precipitation that evaporates before reaching the ground.
Found on https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glossary?page=28

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virga

noun light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity)
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974

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Virga

Virga is falling precipitation (rain, snow or ice crystals) that evaporates before reaching the ground, appearing as streaks or wisps of precipitation terminating in mid-air. Typically, it falls from altocumulus, altostratus, or high-based cumulonimbus. Virga can be detected by radar and is reported as precipitation aloft.
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21131

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Virga

Precipitation that falls from clouds but evaporates in dry air beneath the cloud before reaching the ground. Virga resembles streaks of water extending from the cloud.
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22280

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virga

a green twig, rod, stick, wand, broom, streak, stripe.
Found on https://www.math.ubc.ca/~cass/frivs/latin/latin-dict-full.html

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