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.
〔气象〕雨幡
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.
〔气象〕雨幡
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’.

词汇	virga
释义	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. 〔气象〕雨幡 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. 〔气象〕雨幡 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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