vir·ga (vûr g )n. Wisps of precipitation streaming from a cloud but evaporating before reaching the ground. [Latin, twig, virga.] |
virga [ˈvɜːgə]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (sometimes functioning as plural) Meteorol wisps of rain or snow, seen trailing from clouds, that evaporate before reaching the earth
[from Latin: streak]
| virga (vûrg) Light wisps of precipitation streaming from a cloud but evaporating before reaching the ground, especially when the air below is low in humidity. |
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| Noun | 1. |  virga - light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity)downfall, precipitation - the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) |
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