| 单词 | atmospheric phenomenon |
| 释义 | atmospheric phenomenon (once / 96092 pages) n WORD FAMILY atmospheric phenomenon: atmospheric phenomena USAGE EXAMPLESAll carry an advanced imaging instrument that observes Earth in 16 different wavelength bands, ranging from visible to near-infrared, for different views of atmospheric phenomena. Nature(Nov 13, 2016) The rare atmospheric phenomena, known as lighting sprites, were photographed by an observer about 400 miles southwest of Puerto Rico. National Geographic(Oct 03, 2016) And meteorologists struggle with forecasting tornadoes, since they’re short-lived, finicky, and relatively tiny compared with other atmospheric phenomena. National Geographic(Dec 28, 2015) n a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere Hypo|Hyper cloud a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude air hole, air pocket, pocketa local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly auroraan atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force condensate, condensationatmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold front(meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses greenhouse effect, greenhouse warmingwarming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere; caused by atmospheric gases that allow sunshine to pass through but absorb heat that is radiated back from the warmed surface of the earth inversionthe layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer storm, violent storma violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning atmospheric electricityelectrical discharges in the atmosphere midnight sunthe sun visible at midnight (inside the Arctic or Antarctic Circles) haloa circle of light around the sun or moon meteor shower, meteor streama transient shower of meteors when a meteor swarm enters the earth's atmosphere sunriseatmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun sunsetatmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun afterglowa glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset atmospheric condition, conditions, weather, weather conditionthe atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation cirrocumulus, cirrocumulus clouda cloud at a high altitude consisting of a series of regularly arranged small clouds resembling ripples cirrostratus, cirrostratus clouda thin uniform layer of hazy cloud at high altitude cirrus, cirrus clouda wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles) cloud banka layer of clouds seen from a distance condensation trail, contrailan artificial cloud created by an aircraft; caused either by condensation due to the reduction in air pressure above the wing surface or by water vapor in the engine exhaust cumulonimbus, cumulonimbus cloud, thunderclouda dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms cumulus, cumulus clouda globular cloud mother-of-pearl cloud, nacreous clouda luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon nebulea small cloud nimbus, nimbus cloud, rain clouda dark grey cloud bearing rain storm clouda heavy dark cloud presaging rain or a storm stratus, stratus clouda large dark low cloud aurora australis, southern lightsthe aurora of the southern hemisphere aurora borealis, northern lightsthe aurora of the northern hemisphere cold weathera period of unusually cold weather sweatcondensation of moisture on a cold surface fair weather, sunshine, temperatenessmoderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities firestorma storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area warm frontthe front of an advancing mass of warmer air cold front, polar frontthe front of an advancing mass of colder air occluded front, occlusion(meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft noreaster, northeastera storm blowing from the northeast hailstorma storm during which hail falls hot weathera period of unusually high temperatures ice storm, silver storma storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with ice elvesan acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources; extremely bright extremely short (less than a msec) electrical flashes forming a huge ring (up to 400 km diameter) in the ionosphere blue jet, jet, reverse lightningatmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward lightningabrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light red sprites, spritesatmospheric electricity (lasting 10 msec) appearing as globular flashes of red (pink to blood-red) light rising to heights of 60 miles (sometimes seen together with elves) thaw, thawing, warmingwarm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt parhelic circle, parhelic ring, solar haloa luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere downfall, precipitationthe falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) rainstorma storm with rain blizzard, snowstorma storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds electric storm, electrical storm, thunderstorma storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning wavea persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures) elementsviolent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements) air current, current of air, windair moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure windstorma storm consisting of violent winds atmosphere, atmospheric statethe weather or climate at some place good weatherweather suitable for outdoor activities bad weather, inclemency, inclementnessweather unsuitable for outdoor activities dewwater that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air physical phenomenon a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy |
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