mesovortex
mesovortex · mesovortices · mesovortexes
A small-scale, vertical vortex of air associated with a thunderstorm that occurs at…A small-scale, vertical vortex of air associated with a thunderstorm that occurs at less than one kilometer from the ground and is between 2-20 kilometers in width.
Meaning
1 sensesA small-scale, vertical vortex of air associated with a thunderstorm that occurs at less than one kilometer from the ground and is between 2-20 kilometers in width.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From meso- + vortex.From meso- + vortex.
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Forms
plural: mesovortices / mesovortexes| Singular | mesovortex |
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| Plural | mesovortices / mesovortexes |
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedeyewall mesovortex