Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Wednesday Word: Virga


virga |ˈvərgə|noun ( pl. -gae |-gē; -gī|) Meteorologya mass of streaks of rain appearing to hang under a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground.ORIGIN 1940s: from Latin, literally ‘rod, stripe.’

To be honest, I played the word without knowing its meaning. I had to look it up afterwards, and was surprised to learn that it had nothing to do with astrology.

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  1. Ok, now that I've read the definition, I vaguely recall the term from my meteorology class. "Vaguely" being key. :)

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    1. "Vague" describes most of my school memories. I never went to meteorology class. :(

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