virga

English - Turkish

Definition of virga in English Turkish dictionary: virga, dönüş şeridi; dönüş şeridi; virga

English - English

Definition of virga in English English dictionary: 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; Precipitation falling from the base of a cloud and evaporating before it reaches the ground; Rain or snow that is dissipated in falling and does not reach the ground, commonly appearing in trails descending from a cloud layer; streaks of water droplets or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground; 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; Wisps or streaks of rain falling out of a cloud but not reaching the earth's surface When seen from a distance, these streaks can be mistaken for funnels or tornadoes; Precipitation falling from a cloud, usually in wisps or streaks, but evaporating before it reaches the ground; light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity); Streaks or wisps of precipitation, such as water or ice particles, that fall from clouds but evaporate before reaching the ground From a distance, the event sometimes may be mistaken for a funnel cloud or tornado Typically, it may fall from altocumulus, altostratus, or high based cumuonimbus

Turkish - English

virga

Hyphenation

vir·ga

vırgı

/ˈvərgə/ /ˈvɜrɡə/

() From Latin virga (“rod”).

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