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virga

[vur-guh]

vir·ga

[vur-guh]
noun (used with a singular or plural verb) Meteorology.
streaks of water drops or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground (distinguished from praecipitatio).

Origin:
1935–40; < Latin: rod, streak
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Virga is always a great word to know.
So is broken. Does it mean:
a sky being more than half covered, but not totally covered, by clouds
a tropical cyclone of less than hurricane force
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virga (ˈvɜːɡə)
 
n
(sometimes functioning as plural) meteorol wisps of rain or snow, seen trailing from clouds, that evaporate before reaching the earth
 
[C20: from Latin: streak]

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virga   (vûr'gə)  Pronunciation Key 
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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