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Wilson cloud

Wilson cloud noun: a transient condensation cloud surrounding large explosions in humid air.

wilson cloud: a transient condensation cloud surrounding large explosions in humid air
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Noun

Wilson cloud (plural Wilson clouds)

  1. A transient condensation cloud surrounding large explosions in humid air.

Forms of Wilson cloud

pluralWilson clouds

Origin of Wilson cloud

Named after Scottish physicist and meteorologist Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (1869–1959).

Questions about Wilson cloud

What does Wilson cloud mean?
Wilson cloud means a transient condensation cloud surrounding large explosions in humid air.
What part of speech is Wilson cloud?
Wilson cloud is a noun.
What is the plural of Wilson cloud?
The plural of Wilson cloud is Wilson clouds.

Words near Wilson cloud in the dictionary

  1. wilsomely
  2. wilsomeness
  3. Wilson
  4. Wilson chamber
  5. Wilson chambers
  6. Wilson cloud
  7. Wilson clouds
  8. Wilson County
  9. Wilson Creek
  10. Wilson cycle
  11. Wilson Doctrine

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