virga

I removed "It also is an acronym for "Variable Intensity Rain Gradient Aloft", meaning the rain gradient varies in intensity dependent upon altitude. As the precipitation evaporates as it falls, its intensity lessens, hence; virga."

How to use virga in a sentence. Ego vir videns paupertatem meam in virga indignationis ejus. Now this cone and stem are carried in the Bacchic festivities, and can be readily recognised as virga cum ovo. Hence it follows that the quarter of an acre is a rood or yard or virga or virgata of land.

Virtuosity is used particularly to describe musicians, but also often for writers, actors, dancers, and athletes. A virtuoso is a highly skilled performer, and a virtuoso performance is one that astonishes the audience by its feats.

A virga is the solid silica band between two striae. The plural is virgae. In Latin, virga means rod.

Simply put, virga is precipitation that does not make it to the ground. The word 'virga' has Latin roots and means “twig” or “branch". This is fitting because as virga falls to the ground, it often looks like dark twigs or branches extending downward from a cloud's base.

Virga is ghostly precipitation that never makes it to the ground. When the air beneath a cloud is very dry, precipitation falling through it evaporates before reaching Earth's surface.

Or you might see virga at high altitudes; in fact, the precipitation often starts out in the form of ice crystals. Virga is commonly seen in the U.S. West and above the Canadian prairies, in the Middle East, Australia and North Africa.

The defining element of virtuosity is the performance ability of the musician in question, who is capable of displaying feats of skill well above the average performer. Especially in music, both critics and musicians have mixed opinions on virtuosity.

virtuosic (comparative more virtuosic, superlative most virtuosic) (music) requiring a high level of technical skill. impressive and sometimes flamboyant.

"Virga" is from the Latin word "virga," which means primarily "branch" or "rod," but can also refer to a streak in the sky suggesting rain.

Definition of 'ver' 1. verse(s) 2. version. Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

A virtuoso (from Italian virtuoso [virˈtwoːzo] or [virtuˈoːso], "virtuous", Late Latin virtuosus, Latin virtus, "virtue", "excellence" or "skill") is an individual who possesses outstanding talent and technical ability in a particular art or field such as fine arts, music, singing, playing a musical instrument, or ...