nefelismo

English translation: cloud characteristics/properties

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Spanish term or phrase:nefelismo
English translation:cloud characteristics/properties
Entered by: Kelhara Translations

12:23 Feb 2, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Meteorology
Spanish term or phrase: nefelismo
Conjunto de caracteres, como la forma, la clase, la altura, etc., con que se presentan las nubes.
Kelhara Translations
Spain
Local time: 12:12
cloud characteristics/properties
Explanation:
I'm not sure that there is a single word in English which corresponds to this; "cloud characteristics" or "cloud properties" ought to cover the definition given. See also this dictionary entry:

nefelismo m. (meteorol.) characteristics of cloud formations
http://books.google.com/books?id=yz1sBL9ZZdAC&pg=RA3-PA793&l...
(p. 793)

Presumably it comes from Nephele in Greek mythology - cf. eolico (wind) from Aeolus.
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Peter Shortall
United Kingdom
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3 +1cloud characteristics/properties
Peter Shortall
3nephological characteristics
Robert West


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cloud characteristics/properties


Explanation:
I'm not sure that there is a single word in English which corresponds to this; "cloud characteristics" or "cloud properties" ought to cover the definition given. See also this dictionary entry:

nefelismo m. (meteorol.) characteristics of cloud formations
http://books.google.com/books?id=yz1sBL9ZZdAC&pg=RA3-PA793&l...
(p. 793)

Presumably it comes from Nephele in Greek mythology - cf. eolico (wind) from Aeolus.

Peter Shortall
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks!!!!

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nephological characteristics


Explanation:
Unfortunately "Nephologism" doesn't exist.

Robert West
Spain
Local time: 12:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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