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altostratus |
a thick dense cloud that forms a uniform gray sheet that often produces precipitation, found at medium altitudes. |
entrain2 |
of a substance, to bring along (another substance), as in precipitation or evaporation. [1/3 definitions] |
graupel |
precipitation in the form of snow pellets. |
precipitant |
something that brings about precipitation. [1/4 definitions] |
rain shadow |
the lee side of a mountainous barrier, which receives little or no precipitation. |
scud |
something that is propelled by the wind, such as clouds or precipitation. [1/3 definitions] |
snow |
a frozen form of precipitation that falls as ice crystals formed into flakes. [1/8 definitions] |
storm |
of wind, weather, or precipitation, to blow or fall forcefully; rage. [1/8 definitions] |
warm front |
the advancing edge of a mass of warm air that rises over colder air, usu. causing steady precipitation. |
water cycle |
the process by which water on the earth evaporates, then condenses in the atmosphere, and then returns to earth in the form of precipitation. |
weather |
the state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time as characterized by sunshine, moisture, temperature, precipitation, and other variables. [1/7 definitions] |
windstorm |
a storm with high winds with little or no rain or other precipitation. |
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