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PRONUNCIATION OF ANVIL CLOUD

anvil cloud  [ˈænvɪl klaʊd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANVIL CLOUD

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Anvil cloud is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ANVIL CLOUD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

anvil cloud

Cumulonimbus incus

A cumulonimbus incus is a cumulonimbus cloud which has reached the level of stratospheric stability and has formed the characteristic flat, anvil-top shape. They can form into supercells resulting in severe storm phenomena such as tornadoes. A cumulonimbus incus is a sub-form of cumulonimbus capillatus.

Definition of anvil cloud in the English dictionary

The definition of anvil cloud in the dictionary is another name for a cumulonimbus cloud, which tends to be anvil-shaped.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANVIL CLOUD


aloud
əˈlaʊd
becloud
bɪˈklaʊd
cloud
klaʊd
encloud
ɪnˈklaʊd
loud
laʊd
Macleod
məˈklaʊd
overcloud
ˌəʊvəˈklaʊd
overloud
ˌəʊvəˈlaʊd
thundercloud
ˈθʌndəˌklaʊd
unallowed
ˌʌnəˈlaʊd
uncloud
ʌnˈklaʊd
unploughed
ʌnˈplaʊd
unplowed
ʌnˈplaʊd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANVIL CLOUD

anural
anuran
anuresis
anuretic
anuria
anuric
anurous
anus
Anvers
anvil
anviltop
anxieties
anxiety
anxiety attack
anxiety disorder
anxiety neurosis
anxiolytic
anxious
anxiously
anxiousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANVIL CLOUD

cumulus cloud
dust cloud
for crying out loud
fractocumulus cloud
funnel cloud
Magellanic Cloud
molecular cloud
mushroom cloud
Oort cloud
out loud
rain cloud
Saint-Cloud
storm cloud
under a cloud

Synonyms and antonyms of anvil cloud in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «anvil cloud» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANVIL CLOUD

Find out the translation of anvil cloud to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of anvil cloud from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «anvil cloud» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

云砧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

yunque nube
570 millions of speakers

English

anvil cloud
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निहाई बादल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سحابة السندان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наковальня облако
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bigorna nuvem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এনাল মেঘ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

enclume nuage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Awan anvil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Amboss Wolke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アンビル雲
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모루 구름
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Awan anvil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đám mây đe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவிழ் மேகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निळसर मेघ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Örs bulutu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incudine nuvola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kowadło
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ковадло хмара
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nicovală nor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμόνι σύννεφο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aambeeld wolk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

städ moln
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ambolt sky
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of anvil cloud

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANVIL CLOUD»

The term «anvil cloud» is used very little and occupies the 159.630 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANVIL CLOUD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about anvil cloud

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANVIL CLOUD»

Discover the use of anvil cloud in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to anvil cloud and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
(b) A launch operator must not Initiate flight if the flight path will carry the launch vehicle through, or within 5 nautical miles of, a nontransparent part of any attached anvil cloud between 30 minutes and three hours after the last lightning ...
2
Wilderness Camping & Hiking
Near the time that the anvil cloud begins to form, precipitation begins to fall from the northeast section of the cloud. In the rain area, lightning is most frequent, dome small hail and heavy rain may occur in the precipitation area of stronger storms ...
Paul Tawrell, 2008
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Cloud Structure, Microphysics, and Precipitation in Tropical ...
lower than Tanvil (median anvil cloud top temperature), by 20 K or more, and even Tthick (median thick cloud top temperature). Therefore, the surface air in both the EP and WP has enough energy to rise undiluted to well above the level  ...
Terence L. Kubar, 2008
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Camping & Wilderness Survival: The Ultimate Outdoors Book
40.00O feet Towering Cumulus Cloud Young 12 km 32T 0°C The updraft slows and spreads out very rapidly forming the anvil cloud. In the ordinary storm it is normally fibrous and smooth in appearance. Near the time that the anvil cloud ...
Paul Tawrell, 2006
5
Proceedings of the Seminar on the Impact of GATE on ...
... (b) divergent and anticyclonic 200-mbar level outflow centered in anvil cloud regions (Houze, l977; Suchman and Martin, l976; Leary, l979; Fortune, l979) ; (c) long persistent lifetimes of mesoscale rain areas after they reach their dissipating  ...
‎1980
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General Circulation Model Development: Past, Present, and Future
This figure also shows that the anvil cloud becomes more extensive in R3 than in R2. With fully interactive IR radiative heating, direct destabilization of the anvil clouds via IR cloud-top radiative cooling and cloud-base radiative warming ...
David A. Randall, 2000
7
Storm and Cloud Dynamics
Figure 9.31 illustrates a conceptual diagram of heating associated with a mature MCS with stratiform-anvil cloud. This is based on observations reported by Yanai et al. (1973); Gamache and Houze (1982, 1985); Gallus and Johnson (1991).
William R. Cotton, George Bryan, Susan C. van den Heever, 2010
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The Dynamical Influences of Cloud Shading on Simulated ...
In the TICA0 simulation, it is apparent that the extinction of the direct solar beam by the anvil cloud dominates the total radiative forcing field (Fig. 3.11a) and the resultant flux differential has been shown to be at least an order of magnitude ...
Jeffrey Frame, 2008
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Issues in Earth Sciences, Geology, and Geophysics: 2011 Edition
“The results show that there were clear differences in the areal coverage of anvil cloud, deep convection, and OT activity over land and water and also throughout the diurnal cycle. The offshore waters of Panama, northwest Colombia, and El ...
‎2012
10
Radar Meteorology
Schematic vertical cross section and vertical profile of radar reflectivity (along dashed line AA' in the cross section) in horizontally uniform precipitation associated with an anvil cloud, (from Leary and Houze 1979; courtesy AMS). The anvil ...
S. Raghavan, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANVIL CLOUD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term anvil cloud is used in the context of the following news items.
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Weather Whys: Anvil clouds
The central portion of an anvil cloud usually contains snow, but this melts as it falls into the very warm air below." Q: How high do these anvil ... «The Eagle, Jun 15»
2
Illinois, Indiana Residents Spot Stunning Mammatus Clouds as …
Mammatus clouds are appear "pouch-like: and hang from the bottom of a thunderstorm anvil cloud. The unique phenomenon is formed when ... «The Weather Channel, Jun 15»
3
Mesmerizing timelapse video of a picture-perfect Texas supercell
Anvil — At the beginning of the video you can see high-level clouds moving toward the camera. This is the anvil cloud, which spreads out at the ... «Washington Post, May 15»
4
Ten weather terms to make you smarter
Anvil cloud. Thunderstorm. If you see these towering heaps of cloud in your area, you can be sure that it's going to be an interesting day. «The Weather Network US, May 15»
5
Live coverage: SpaceX launches its fifth Falcon 9 flight of the year
... at T-minus 13 minutes, the weather criteria currently shows that the anvil cloud rule is "green" but the thick cloud rule is still "red" for now. «Spaceflight Now, Apr 15»
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SpaceX's next try at landing a reusable rocket is minutes away …
Update: No launch today due to weather (Elon Musk tweeted it's "due to lighting from an approaching anvil cloud"). The next launch attempt is ... «Engadget, Apr 15»
7
LIVE Countdown to SpaceX CRS-6 launch and landing mission
Just so long as all of the following commit criteria are met. See that anvil cloud? Again, that's what scrubbed the launch yesterday. Watch out for ... «SlashGear, Apr 15»
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SpaceX landing scrubbed due to anvil cloud
Today's launch was "postponed due to lightning from an approaching anvil cloud" according to SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk. The third ... «SlashGear, Apr 15»
9
Just read the instructions
Launch postponed due to lightning from an approaching anvil cloud. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 13, 2015. SpaceX is gearing up for a ... «The Planetary Society, Apr 15»
10
Crazy clouds aka Undulatus Asperatus not yet in Atlas of Clouds
That's right, we've been classifying clouds since 1890, but the last classified cloud, for example, “anvil cloud” or cumulonibus incus, was in ... «WTOC, Mar 15»

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