virga

Plural: virgae, virgas

Noun

• Precipitation that evaporates before reaching the ground.
• light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity)
• A type of note used in plainsong notation, having a tail and representing a single tone.
• A streak of rain or snow that is dissipated in falling and does not reach the ground, commonly appearing descending from a cloud layer.
• A unit of length: a rod, pole or perch (5½ yards); or a unit of area: a square rod, pole or perch.

Examples

• His winning play of VIRGA seemed to vanish from the board as quickly as it appeared.

Synonyms

virgula