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raindrop
raindrop A water droplet, formed by condensation of water vapour in a cloud, that is heavy enough to fall from the cloud and large enough to reach the surface of land or sea before evaporating in the unsaturated air beneath the cloud. Droplets reaching the surface range in diameter from about 100 μm in fog to 0.2 mm in drizzle and 5.0 mm in a heavy shower.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "raindrop." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "raindrop." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-raindrop.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "raindrop." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-raindrop.html |
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raindrop
raindrop A water droplet formed by condensation of water vapour in a cloud that is heavy enough to fall from the cloud and large enough to reach the surface of land or sea before evaporating in the unsaturated air beneath the cloud. Droplets reaching the surface range in diameter from about 100 μm in fog to 0.2 mm in drizzle and 5.0 mm in a heavy shower.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "raindrop." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "raindrop." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-raindrop.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "raindrop." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-raindrop.html |
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raindrop
rain·drop / ˈrānˌdräp/ • n. a single drop of rain. |
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"raindrop." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "raindrop." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-raindrop.html "raindrop." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-raindrop.html |
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raindrop
raindrop •atop, bop, chop, clop, cop, crop, dop, drop, Dunlop, estop, flop, fop, glop, hop, intercrop, knop, kop, lop, mop, op, plop, pop, prop, screw-top, shop, slop, sop, stop, strop, swap, tiptop, top, underprop, whop, wop
•co-op • bebop • sweatshop • carhop
•hedgehop • bellhop • hiphop • flipflop
•clip-clop • bellyflop • megaflop
•gigaflop • teraflop • rollmop • coin-op
•lollipop • backdrop • airdrop
•sharecrop • namedrop • raindrop
•eavesdrop • Ribbentrop • Winthrop
•agitprop • outcrop • snowdrop
•stonecrop • turboprop • dewdrop
•gumdrop • teardrop • malaprop
•Aesop • sweetsop • milksop
•pawnshop • window-shop • toyshop
•bookshop, cookshop
•barbershop • workshop • ragtop
•blacktop • tanktop • laptop • backstop
•flat-top • hardtop • palmtop • desktop
•tabletop • maintop • treetop • hilltop
•whistle-stop • ripstop • longstop
•foretop • doorstop • shortstop
•screwtop • rooftop • worktop
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"raindrop." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "raindrop." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-raindrop.html "raindrop." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-raindrop.html |
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