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PRONUNCIATION OF FUNNEL CLOUD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUNNEL CLOUD

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Funnel 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 FUNNEL CLOUD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Funnel cloud

A funnel cloud is a funnel-shaped cloud of condensed water droplets, associated with a rotating column of wind and extending from the base of a cloud but not reaching the ground or a water surface. A funnel cloud is usually visible as a cone-shaped or needle like protuberance from the main cloud base. Funnel clouds form most frequently in association with supercell thunderstorms. If a funnel cloud touches the ground it becomes a tornado. Most tornadoes begin as funnel clouds, but many funnel clouds do not make ground contact and so do not become tornadoes. Also, a tornado does not necessarily need to have an associated condensation funnel—if strong cyclonic winds are occurring at the surface, then the feature is a tornado. Some tornadoes may appear only as a debris swirl, with no obvious funnel cloud extending below the rotating cloud base. A funnel cloud is quite noticeable as it passes overhead aloft. The sounds heard are described as buzzing bees, roaring, a sucking sound, or a waterfall-like sound. A pressure drop is often noticeable as well, in the form of popping ears in anyone below the funnel cloud.

Definition of funnel cloud in the English dictionary

The definition of funnel cloud in the dictionary is a whirling column of cloud extending downwards from the base of a cumulonimbus cloud: part of a waterspout or tornado.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUNNEL CLOUD

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WORDS THAT END LIKE FUNNEL CLOUD

aloud
anvil cloud
becloud
cloud
cumulus cloud
dust cloud
encloud
fractocumulus cloud
loud
molecular cloud
mushroom cloud
Oort cloud
out loud
overcloud
rain cloud
Saint-Cloud
storm cloud
thundercloud
uncloud
under a cloud

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

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Translation of «funnel cloud» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUNNEL CLOUD

Find out the translation of funnel cloud to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of funnel 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 «funnel cloud» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

漏斗云
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nube embudo
570 millions of speakers

English

funnel cloud
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कीप बादल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قمع سحابة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

воронкообразное облако
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

funil de nuvem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধুম্র মেঘ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nuage en entonnoir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Awan corong
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trichterwolke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

漏斗雲
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

깔때기 구름
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Awan funnel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phễu điện toán đám mây
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புல்லரிப்பு மேகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेनल मेनल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hortum bulutu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

imbuto nuvola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lejek chmura
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

воронкообразное хмара
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pâlnie nor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χοάνη σύννεφο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tregter wolk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tratt moln
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trakt sky
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of funnel cloud

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUNNEL CLOUD»

The term «funnel cloud» is regularly used and occupies the 55.579 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FUNNEL CLOUD» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUNNEL CLOUD»

Discover the use of funnel cloud in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to funnel cloud and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Camping & Wilderness Survival: The Ultimate Outdoors Book
Tornado or Funnel Cloud? The definition of a tornado means that the vortex of rapidly rotating air must be in contact with the ground. This means that to be a tornado, the swirling winds must be at the surface, capable of doing damage.
Paul Tawrell, 2006
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The Kids' Book of Clouds and Sky
Sometimes a funnel cloud reaches the earth's surface where it can uproot trees, rip buildings to pieces, and lift trains off their tracks. A funnel cloud that reaches down to an ocean or lake is called a waterspout. The rotating winds in a tornado  ...
Frank Staub, 2005
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Climatological Data
Mr. Billy Bass saw one funnel cloud which remained aloft in his vicinity (West Silver Creek). He wrote "After the tornado pass the back of our place we call in the direction it was travelling and told Mr. Holloway it was headed his way. . . . He was ...
‎1969
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New Scientist
Untwisting the mysteries of tornadoes Teams of observers in the US, together with mathematicians in Australia, are revealing the mechanics that underly nature's most awesome windstorm A tornado near Melbourne in which the funnel cloud ...
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Weird Weather: Tales of Astronomical and Atmospheric Anomalies
Actually, a funnel cloud doth not a tornado make. In conditions of low humidity – especially if the tornado is weak – a funnel cloud frequently does not form, yet the storm is still a tornado. Nor is it true to equate the extent of any visible funnel ...
David A. J. Seargent, 2012
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The Book of Clouds
A funnel cloud can move at an average speed of 30 to 40 miles per hour-fast, but not fast enough to do much damage. It is the speed of the winds within and adjacent to the funnel that can cause horrific destruction. Because of the excessively ...
John A. Day, 2005
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SP034: Weather and Climate of the Reno-Carson City-Lake ...
FUNNEL CLOUDS A tornadic circulation that does not reach the ground is called a funnel cloud. These are generally short-lived, and most of the funnel clouds observed in the eastern Sierra and western Nevada generally last five minutes or  ...
Brian F. O'Hara, Gary E. Barbato, John W. James, Heather A. Angeloff, Tom Cylke, Brian O'Hara, Gary Barbato, 2007
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Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and ...
As air rushes upward and spins ar ound the low-pressure core of the v ortex, the air e xpands, cools, and, if suff ciently moist, condenses into a visible cloud—the funnel cloud.As the air beneath the funnel cloud is drawn into its core, the air ...
C. Donald Ahrens, Peter Lawrence Jackson, Christine E. J. Jackson, 2012
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Severe Convective Storms and Tornadoes: Observations and ...
... 314 funnel cloud 123, 307, 311, 315, 316, 321, 335, 392 funnel cloud, double- wall condensation 395, 396 funnel cloud, high-based 320, 325 funnel cloud, lapse rate along 389 funnel clouds, over elevated or mountainous terrain 323 funnel ...
Howard B. Bluestein, 2013
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Tornadoes: From Funnel Cloud to Devastation
This book covers the different types of tornadoes, tornado detection, ratings, outbreaks, and climatology.
Noelle Marin, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUNNEL CLOUD»

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Funnel cloud spotted in DC area during Thursday evening …
A funnel cloud was spotted over the D.C. area on Thursday evening as the tail end of a line of thunderstorms pushed east through the metro. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Sirens sound after fire captain spots funnel cloud
... southeast of Cedarville. Dispatchers say no evidence of a funnel cloud was spotted and the sirens were turned off about 20 minutes later. «WDTN, Jul 15»
3
Funnel cloud forms near DC
July 10, 2015 12:16 PM EDT - Footage shows a funnel cloud south of Washington during a storm on Thursday, July 9. (YouTube/Tristan Morath). July 10, 2015 ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
4
Area storms bring funnel clouds, strong winds and flooding
In New Castle County, Delaware a different funnel cloud was seen around 7:45 p.m., about 25 to 30 feet above the ground. The National ... «6abc.com, Jul 15»
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Tornado Confirmed After Delaware Storm Damage Surveyed
... Park on Dock View Drive reported seeing a funnel cloud around 7:45 p.m., said the New Castle County Office of Emergency Management. «NBC 10 Philadelphia, Jul 15»
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Funnel Cloud Spotted in Upper Marlboro, Maryland
It was a wild night for weather in parts of the D.C. metro area Thursday -- including the sighting of a funnel cloud seen from Upper Marlboro, ... «NBC4 Washington, Jul 15»
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Full support of funnel cloud
I am also a trained weather spotter and had a front row seat to the same funnel cloud he talked about. I also called the National Weather ... «The Torrington Telegram, Jul 15»
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Funnel cloud caught on camera near Monticello
EASTERN UTAH — A funnel cloud was spotted in eastern Utah Sunday, and video from a FOX 13 News viewer shot between Blanding and ... «fox13now.com, Jul 15»
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Severe weather could bring more heavy rain, damaging wind this …
WTOC Meteorologist Jamie Ertle tweeted a video showing a funnel cloud forming in Bluffton during the storms, which the National Weather ... «Hilton Head Island Packet, Jul 15»
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Viewer catches video of funnel cloud in Pleasant Hill
As storms moved though Pleasant Hill Wednesday evening, one KMBC 9 News viewer got video of a funnel cloud that looked like it was about ... «KMBC Kansas City, Jul 15»

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