[vur-guh] 
) Meteorology. | streaks of water drops or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground (distinguished from praecipitatio ). |
| vir·ga (vûr'gə) n. Wisps of precipitation streaming from a cloud but evaporating before reaching the ground. [Latin, twig, virga.] |
| 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. |