virga
IPA: vˈɝgʌ
noun
- (music) A type of note used in plainsong notation, having a tail and representing a single tone.
- (meteorology, countable) A streak of rain or snow that is dissipated in falling and does not reach the ground, commonly appearing descending from a cloud layer.
- (measurement, countable) A unit of length: a rod, pole or perch (5½ yards); or a unit of area: a square rod, pole or perch.
- A female given name from Italian.
- A surname from Italian.
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Examples of "virga" in Sentences
- He proposed calling this unit the virga.
- The virga and punctum are sung identically.
- Mr. Virga has already spoken to the office.
- Falling precipitation may evaporate as virga.
- The word virga is derived from Latin, twig or branch.
- Ainars Virga was accused of being responsible for the accident.
- The name verge comes from the Latin virga, meaning stick or rod.
- However, the precipitation may be virga, especially in dry places.
- In fact, most of what you're seeing out in this area is what we call "virga."
- Comparing base and composite products, one can locate virga and updrafts zones.
- Virga can produce dramatic and beautiful scenes, especially during a red sunset.
- Some of the snow you see on radar is virga - i.e. snow that is not yet reaching the ground.
- Saddam Hussein's-strong-man-reign had evaporated into the virga of a scraggly peon trapped in a urine ditch.
- When used singly, the acutus, too, retained its shape fairly accurately and from its shape received the name virga (virgula).
- And what you see moving through the D.C. area there, that's virga; it's precipitation that evaporates before it ever reaches the ground.
- Thus even the clivis (more correctly clinis) was at an early period called virga flexa, and the torculus could be considered as a pes flexus.
- Most of this -- and -- and, folks, get ready -- this is a nerd alert for you -- most of this is virga, which is precipitation that's so light, it's not even reaching the surface of the Earth.
- There was a horizon-to-horizon rainbow to the northeast, a "sun pillar" to the northwest, and "virga" - wisps of precipitation (such as snow or ice) streaming down from a cloud but evaporating before reaching the ground.
- Helictotrichon pubescens, Dactylis glomerata, Agropyron tianschanicum, and Poa nemoralis and the forbs Solidago virga-aurea, Mulgedium azureum, Doronicum altaicum, Senecio soongoricus, Crepis sibirica, Aegopodium alpestre, and Cerastium dahuricum.
- Essentially, much of the atmospheric moisture over these continental areas appears to come from rain that evaporates before it reaches the ground (it's called "virga"), as well as moisture given off by the lush tropical plant life through evapotranspiration.
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