Vulcan | English | Description | Category |
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(ek')le-suma-wein | glaciation | the process of covering with glaciers or masses of ice | meteorology |
(igen-)kur-kesek | rainbow | an arc of spectral colors that appears in the sky opposite the sun as a result of the refractive dispersion of sunlight in drops of rain or mist | meteorology |
(suk')izh-skish | avalanche - snow w/wo rock | a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain | meteorology |
(suk')kov-skish | avalanche - rock only | a slide of large masses of rock only down a mountain | meteorology |
abomesaya | inversion | an atmospheric condition in which the air temperature rises with increasing altitude, holding surface air down and preventing dispersion of pollutants | meteorology |
abrash | flood | an overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry; an abundant flow or outpouring (noun) | meteorology |
abrash-tor | flood | to cover or submerge with or as if with a flood; to fill with an abundance or an excess (verb) | meteorology |
abru'lik sov-razh | air pocket | a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly | meteorology |
abru-tol | ceiling | the altitude of the lowest layer of clouds | meteorology |
ak'wik-abrash | flash flood | a sudden flood of great volume, usually caused by a heavy rain | meteorology |
arev | desert wind | name Syrran went by when he first met Archer and T'Pol (ENT - The Forge) | meteorology |
asal-masu | dew | water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air | meteorology |
asal-masu-sfek | dew point | point in which atmospheric condensation begins; point in which clouds start to form | meteorology |
asal-masu-tevan | dewfall | the falling of dew; the time when dew begins to fall | meteorology |
asal-masu-thek | dewdrop | a drop of dew | meteorology |
da-eshu'a | tornado | a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground | meteorology |
dukal-igen-wesh | ball lightning | a rare form of lightning consisting of luminous balls that may move along solid objects or float in the air | meteorology |
eitau | shear | to become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain (verb) | meteorology |
ek'esik masu'es | absolute humidity | the amount of water vapor present in a unit volume of air | meteorology |
ek'kovtra-ek'nosh | continental climate | the climate characteristic of the interior of a continent, with hot summers, cold winters, and little rainfall | meteorology |
ek'nosh | climate | the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time | meteorology |
ek'nosh-rubah | climatic change | a change in the statistical distribution of weather over periods of time that range from decades to millions of years | meteorology |
ek'nosh-shal | climatic zone | any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude | meteorology |
ek'nosh-tal | climatology | the meteorological study of climates and their phenomena | meteorology |
ek'nosh-venek | climatic trend | a climate change characterized by a reasonably smooth, monotonic increase or decrease of the average value of one or more climatic elements during the period of record | meteorology |
eshikh-salan | sirocco | a hot humid south or southeast wind originating in the Sahara Desert as a dry dusty wind but becoming moist as it passes over the Mediterranean | meteorology |
fal | hot | having or giving off heat; capable of burning; being at a high temperature; exhibiting a temperature that is higher than normal or desirable | meteorology |
falek'es | temperature | the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment | meteorology |
falun-shetau-ek'shal | ionosphere | a region of the earth's atmosphere where ionization caused by incoming solar radiation affects the transmission of radio waves; extends 70-400 km high | meteorology |
fezanikau | forecast | to estimate or calculate in advance, esp. to predict weather conditions by analysis (verb) | meteorology |
fezanikaya | forecast | a prediction, as of coming events or conditions (noun) | meteorology |
fnalan | draft | draft; blowing air; wind (noun) | meteorology |
gad-wakik falek'es-vuhnaya | diurnal temperature variation | a daily temperature variation | meteorology |
grazhiv-sahriv | dust storm | dust storm; | meteorology |
grazhiv-sahriv | sandstorm | a cloud of sand driven violently by the wind; a strong wind carrying clouds of sand and dust through the air | meteorology |
igen-tukh | atmosphere | the mass of air surrounding the Earth; the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body | meteorology |
igen-va | weather | the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place, with respect to variables such as temperature, moisture, wind velocity, and barometric pressure (noun) | meteorology |
igen-va-ek'shal | troposphere | the lowest region of the atmosphere between the earth's surface and the tropopause, characterized by decreasing temperature with increasing altitude | meteorology |
igen-va-tal | meteorology | the science that deals with the phenomena of the atmosphere, especially weather and weather conditions | meteorology |
igen-vasha | weather | to expose to the action of the elements, as for drying, seasoning, or coloring; to discolor, disintegrate, wear, or otherwise affect adversely by exposure (verb) | meteorology |
igen-wesh | lightning | an abrupt, discontinuous natural electric discharge in the atmosphere; the visible flash of light accompanying such a discharge | meteorology |
igen-wesh-sahriv | electrical storm | electrical storm | meteorology |
ihsek | fog | condensed water vapor in cloudlike masses lying close to the ground and limiting visibility (n) (anc.) | meteorology |
ihsek-kesek | fobbow | a nebulous arc or circle of white or yellowish light sometimes seen in fog; like a rainbow | meteorology |
ihsek-le-suma | rime | a coating, as of mud or slime, likened to a frosty film; a coating of ice formed when extremely cold water droplets freeze almost instantly | meteorology |
ihsek-masu | fog drip | rain that is produced from fog | meteorology |
ihsek-pasht | fogbound | so enveloped in fog that it is not safe to move about; as in a fogbound fleet | meteorology |
ihsekweik | foggy | full of or surrounded by fog; resembling or suggestive of fog | meteorology |
irak-wak | winter (season) | usually usually coldest season of the year, occurring between autumn and spring, extending in the Northern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox (scientific) | meteorology |
izh | snow | frozen precipitation in the form of white or translucent hexagonal ice crystals that fall in soft, white flakes (noun) | meteorology |
izh-sahriv | blizzard | a violent snowstorm with winds blowing at a minimum speed of 35 miles (56 kilometers) per hour and visibility of less than one-quarter mile (400 meters) for three hours | meteorology |
izh-sahriv | snowstorm | a storm marked by heavy snowfall | meteorology |
izh-vok | snow level | the elevation in mountainous terrain where the precipitation changes from rain to snow depending on temperature of the airmass | meteorology |
izhau | snow | to fall as or in snow; (verb) | meteorology |
ka'ug'yel- | sunny | abounding with sunlight (adj) | meteorology |
ka'ug'yelik | sunny | bright with light from the sun (adj)" | meteorology |
ka-falek'es-zehl | isotherm | a line drawn on a weather map or chart linking all points of equal or constant temperature | meteorology |
ka-ne'hish'zehl | isobar | a line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure. Also called isopiestic | meteorology |
karik salan | gale | any of four winds with speeds of from 32 to 63 miles (51 to 102 kilometers) per hour | meteorology |
kastik-kel-daya | greenhouse effect | warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere caused by carbon dioxide, water vapor, and methane | meteorology |
khrash-pral | tsunami | a very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption; tidal wave | meteorology |
kxi'e | breeze | any of five winds with speeds of from 4 to 31 miles (6 to 50 kilometers) per hour, according to the Beaufort scale (Marketa) | meteorology |
lamekh | warm | somewhat hotter than temperate; having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat; moderately hot | meteorology |
lamekh-suk'kunel-salan | chinook | chinook; warm wind that blows down mountain sides | meteorology |
lamekh-suk'kunel-salan | fohn; foehn | a warm dry wind coming off the lee slopes of a mountain range; a chinook wind | meteorology |
le-su | frost | a deposit of minute ice crystals formed when water vapor condenses at a temperature below freezing (anc.) | meteorology |
le-suma-kunel-pasht | icebound | completely surrounded by ice so that you cannot get in or out | meteorology |
le-suma-pal | ice age | any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface, the last occurring during the Pleistocene Epoch | meteorology |
le-suma-sahriv | ice storm | a storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with ice | meteorology |
le-sumaya | freeze | The act of freezing; a spell of cold weather; a frost (noun) | meteorology |
mashulayek | shower | a brief fall of precipitation, such as rain, hail, or sleet | meteorology |
masu-da-nel | hydrologic(al) cycle | the distribution of the earth's water as it evaporates from bodies of water, condenses, precipitates, and returns to those bodies of water | meteorology |
masu-ek'shal | hydrosphere | the waters of the Earth's surface as distinguished from those of the lithosphere and the atmosphere; the water vapor in the Earth's atmosphere | meteorology |
masu-kov | hail | precipitation in the form of spherical or irregular pellets of ice larger than 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) in diameter | meteorology |
masu-nakh | moisture index | moisture index [no definition available] | meteorology |
masu-vo'ekti | moisture budget | moisture budget [no definition available] | meteorology |
masutra-eshu'a | waterspout | a tornado or lesser whirlwind occurring over water and resulting in a funnel-shaped whirling column of air and spray | meteorology |
masutra-pi'salan | sea breeze | a cool breeze blowing from the sea toward the land | meteorology |
maz-izh | firn | granular, partially consolidated snow that has passed through one melt but is not yet glacial ice | meteorology |
mazhiv-sahriv | sandstorm | a strong wind in the desert that blows clouds of sand in the air | meteorology |
mazhiv-yon | sandfire | a vicious sandstorm that creates its own lightning found in the desert (VLI-TGV) | meteorology |
mazhyon | sandfire | a vicious sandstorm that creates its own lightning found in the desert (VLI-MGV) | meteorology |
mik-yal t'sov-masu | rain gauge | gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation | meteorology |
muhs | vapour | barely visible or cloudy diffused matter, such as mist, fumes, or smoke, suspended in the air | meteorology |
ne'le-mashen | ebb tide | the flowing back of tide water to the ocean; opposite of flood | meteorology |
neik-shal | depression | an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation (meteor.) | meteorology |
pa-nosh-falek'es | ambient temperature | temperature of the surrounding air or other medium | meteorology |
pa-tukh t'falek-pash | greenhouse gas | any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect such as carbon dioxide, water vapor, and methane | meteorology |
pau | halo | a circular band of colored light around a light source, as around the sun or moon, caused by the refraction and reflection of light by ice particles | meteorology |
pau | corona | an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere | meteorology |
pen sov-masu-tevan | rain shower | a brief period of precipitation | meteorology |
pi'salan | breeze | any of five winds with speeds of from 4 to 31 miles (6 to 50 kilometers) per hour, according to the Beaufort scale (VLI) | meteorology |
pi'shal-ek'nosh | microclimate | the climate of a small, specific place within an area as contrasted with the climate of the entire area | meteorology |
pi'sov-mashau | drizzle | to drizzle; as in to drizzle icing on a cake (verb) | meteorology |
pi'sov-masu | drizzle | very soft rain (noun) | meteorology |
pid-desh'rak-ek'nosh | Boreal climate | the climate of an area comprising or throughout far northern regions | meteorology |
pid-mashen | high tide | the tide at its fullest, when the water reaches its highest level; the time at which this tide occurs; also called high water | meteorology |
pid-sov-ek'shal | stratosphere | the region of the atmosphere above the troposphere and below the mesosphere | meteorology |
pid-tin-wan | cloud - altostratus | a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles | meteorology |
pid-tra-wan | cloud - altocumulus | a cumulus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles | meteorology |
praduk | front | the interface between air masses of different temperatures or densities | meteorology |
pseth-wak-krus | drought | extreme dry conditions; lack of rain for a long time | meteorology |
rahm | thunder | a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning; a deep prolonged loud noise | meteorology |
rahm-sahriv | thunderstorm | a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning | meteorology |
risteraya | divergence | a meteorological condition characterized by the uniform expansion in volume of a mass of air over a region, usually accompanied by fair dry weather | meteorology |
sa-sovaya | precipitation | any form of water, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, that falls to the earth's surface | meteorology |
sahriv | storm | an atmospheric disturbance manifested in strong winds accompanied by rain, snow, or other precipitation and often by thunder and lightning | meteorology |
sahriv-tral | storm surge | an onshore rush of water associated with tropical cyclones; storm surge is caused primarily by high winds pushing on the ocean's surface | meteorology |
salan | wind | moving air, especially a natural and perceptible movement of air parallel to or along the ground; a movement of air coming from one of the four cardinal points of the compass (noun) | meteorology |
salan-eitaya | wind shear | a change in wind direction and speed between slightly different altitudes, especially a sudden downdraft | meteorology |
salan-mazhiv | blown sand | blown sand; sand storm | meteorology |
salan-samu'ahn | wind chill | the serious chilling effect of wind and low temperature | meteorology |
salan-thonek | anemometer | a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind | meteorology |
salanayik | windy | abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes | meteorology |
samek-praduk | cold front | the front of an advancing mass of colder air | meteorology |
samu(-) | cool | neither warm or very cold; giving relief from heat (temperature) (adjective); not hot | meteorology |
sash-sov-masu | acid rain | rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions combine with water | meteorology |
sasov-saya | condensation | atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold; the act of increasing the density of something (process) | meteorology |
seshan-ek'shal | magnetosphere | a region extending from about 100 to several 1000 kms above the surface in which charged particles are trapped | meteorology |
shatik igen-va-wurzel | automatic weather station | automatic weather station (no definition found) | meteorology |
si-ek'shal | exosphere | region of the atmosphere above the ionosphere; beginning at a height of about 400 miles | meteorology |
si-falek-ek'shal | thermosphere | the outermost shell of the atmosphere, between the mesosphere and outer space, where temperatures increase steadily with altitude | meteorology |
solek-potau-masu | hygroscopic water | water adsorbed by a dry soil from an atmosphere of high relative humidity; water lost from an air-dry soil when it is heated to 105°C | meteorology |
solektra-hutaya | earthquake | earthquake | meteorology |
sov | air | the colorless, odorless, tasteless, gaseous mixture, mainly nitrogen (approximately 78 percent) and oxygen (approximately 21 percent) | meteorology |
sov-dvun-vo'ektaya | aerodynamic balance | instrument used for the measurement of the forces exerted on the surfaces of instruments exposed to flowing air; it is frequently used in tests made on models in wind tunnels | meteorology |
sov-mashau | rain | to fall in drops of water from the clouds; to fall like rain (verb) | meteorology |
sov-masu | rain | water condensed from atmospheric vapor and falling in drops (noun) | meteorology |
sov-masu'es | humidity | dampness, especially of the air; relative humidity | meteorology |
sov-masu-tal | hydrometeorology | the branch of meteorology that deals with the occurrence, motion, and changes of state of atmospheric water | meteorology |
sov-masu-thek | raindrop | a drop of rain | meteorology |
sov-masu-thonek | hygrometer | any of several instruments that measure atmospheric humidity | meteorology |
sov-masupik | humid | containing or characterized by a high amount of water or water vapor | meteorology |
sov-masuyan- | rainy | wet by periods of rain; marked by rain | meteorology |
sov-masuyanik | rainy | wet by periods of rain; marked by rain | meteorology |
sov-ne'hish | air pressure | the pressure exerted by the atmosphere | meteorology |
sov-ne'hish | atmospheric pressure | the pressure exerted by the atmosphere | meteorology |
sov-ne'hish-thonek | barometer | an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in weather forecasting | meteorology |
sov-tal | aerology | meteorology of the total vertical extent of the atmosphere as opposed to the study of the atmosphere near Earth's surface | meteorology |
sovtra | air mass | a large body of air with uniform characteristics horizontally | meteorology |
suk'kunel-wan | orographic cloud | a cloud whose form and extent is determined by the disturbing effects of orography and mountains upon the passing flow of air | meteorology |
suk'masutra-eshu'a | hurricane | a wind with a speed greater than 74 miles (119 kilometers) per hour and usually involving heavy rains | meteorology |
suk'masutra-eshu'a | typhoon | a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans | meteorology |
suk'shal-ek'nosh | macroclimate | the climate of a large geographic area | meteorology |
suk'sov-dan | cyclone | rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low-pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern | meteorology |
svi-wak t'pid-masu | high-water interval | time interval it takes for a body of water to reach its highest level | meteorology |
svitan-sov-ek'shal | mesosphere | a portion of the atmosphere from about 30 to 80 kilometers (20 to 50 miles) above the earth's surface; between the stratosphere and thermosphere | meteorology |
tcha-wan | cloud - cirrus | high thin wispy coulds | meteorology |
terkart-tor | flocculate | to cause (clouds) to form fluffy masses; to cause (soil) to form lumps or masses | meteorology |
tevun-yonuk t'sov-masu | rainy season | the part of the year when large amounts of rain fall in some tropical regions of the world | meteorology |
tin-masu-wan | nimbostratus cloud | a low, gray, often dark cloud that precipitates rain, snow, or sleet; usually below 8000 ft (2400 m) | meteorology |
tin-tcha-wan | cloud - cirrostratus | high thin clouds | meteorology |
tin-tra-wan | stratocumulus (cloud) | a low-lying cloud formation occurring in extensive horizontal layers with rounded summits | meteorology |
tin-wan | stratus (cloud) | a low-altitude cloud formation consisting of a horizontal layer of gray clouds | meteorology |
torai-svitan | centre of action | any one of the semi-permanent highs and lows that appear on mean charts of sea level pressure | meteorology |
tra-masu-wan | cloud - cumulonimbus | cumulonimbus; storm clouds; usually associated with thunder storms and rain | meteorology |
tra-tcha-wan | cloud - cirrocumulus | cirrocumulus; high fluffy ones | meteorology |
tra-wan | cloud - cumulus | cumulus; white fluffy clouds | meteorology |
ug'yel-shen | sunrise | the time in the early morning when the sun first appears in the sky with the light of a new day; atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun | meteorology |
ug'yel-tevan | sunset | atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun; atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun | meteorology |
vath-sov-dan | anticyclone | winds spiraling outward from a high-pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the southern | meteorology |
vesh-ek'nosh-tal | paleoclimatology | the study of climatic conditions, and their causes and effects, in the geologic past, using evidence found in glacial deposits, fossils, and sediments | meteorology |
vok t'le-sumaya | freezing level | the altitude in the atmosphere where the temperature drops to 0C (32F) | meteorology |
wan | cloud | mass of liquid particles suspended in a gaseous medium (noun) (VLI) | meteorology |
wan-sateh'es | cloudiness | the quality of being cloudy; the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds | meteorology |
wan-wein | cloud cover | the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds | meteorology |
wantra | cloud bank | a layer of clouds seen from a distance | meteorology |
wauk | turbulence | an eddying motion of the atmosphere that interrupts the flow of wind; the state or quality of being turbulent | meteorology |
wef | flake | a flat thin piece or layer; a chip; a small crystalline bit of snow; a small piece; a bit | meteorology |
xoi'ksem | cloud | cloud/mass of liquid particles suspended in a gaseous medium | meteorology |
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