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precipitation vs virga

virga vs precipitation

precipitation and virga both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
precipitation Yes No No No
virga Yes No No No
As nouns, virga is a hyponym of precipitation; that is, virga is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than precipitation:
  • precipitation: the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
  • virga: light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity)
Other hyponyms of precipitation include fine spray, hail, rain, rainfall, sleet, snow, snowfall.
precipitation (noun) virga (noun)
an unexpected acceleration or hastening light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity)
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
the process of forming a chemical precipitate
the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
Difference between precipitation and virga

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