The word of the day is RAIN.
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Word of the day
[ kee-vee-uht ]
[ ˈki vi ət ]
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noun
the soft, dense, light-brown woolly undercoat of the musk ox, used in making fabrics.
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What is the origin of qiviut?
Qiviut is the plural of qiviuq, “down, underhair.” It’s a borrowing from one of the Inuit languages, as are Words of the Day angakok and anorak. The letter q in Inuit languages is pronounced farther back in the mouth than the q in English, producing a sound about halfway between English k and French r. Give it a try! Qiviut was first recorded in English in the late 1950s.
EXAMPLE OF QIVIUT USED IN A SENTENCE
The thick lining of qiviut inside his coat kept him warm during his morning walk.
Word of the day
⚛️ Today’s Word was chosen in partnership with the Museum of Science as the Science Word Of The Week! ⚛️
pluvial
[ ploo-vee-uhl ]
[ ˈplu vi əl ]
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adjective
of or relating to rain, especially much rain; rainy.
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Why the Museum of Science chose pluvial
To find out, watch this video about pluvial from science communicator Alex Dainis, PhD.
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What is the origin of pluvial?
Pluvial comes from the Latin pluvia, “rain.” Another word for “rain” in Latin is imber, but while pluvia is the source of many modern Romance words for “rain” (such as French pluie, Italian pioggia, and Spanish lluvia), imber has barely any related words today. Pluvial was first recorded in English in the 1650s.
EXAMPLE OF PLUVIAL USED IN A SENTENCE
The burst of pluvial weather left mud and puddles in its wake.
Word of the day
prolegomenon
[ proh-li-gom—uh-non ]
[ ˌproʊ lɪˈgɒm əˌnɒn ]
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noun
a preliminary discussion; introductory essay; a prologue.
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What is the origin of prolegomenon?
Prolegomenon comes from the Ancient Greek prolegómenon, literally “being said beforehand.” The -legómenon element is closely related to several stems in English pertaining to counting, speech, and words, such as lect- (as in dialect), lex- (lexicon), and log- (catalog). Prolegomenon was first recorded in English around 1650.
EXAMPLE OF PROLEGOMENON USED IN A SENTENCE
A prolegomenon in The Fellowship of the Ring introduces readers to the nature and customs of hobbits.
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비 (bi) rain (noun)
당신은 우산을 가지고 가야합니다. 오늘 비가 올 것입니다.
Dangsineun usaneul gajigo gayahamnida. oneul biga ol geosimnida.
You should carry an umbrella, I think it is going to rain today.
사 월에는 비가 자주 오지만, 팔 월에는 비가 거의 안 옵니다.
Sa woreneun biga jaju ojiman, pal woreneun biga geoui an omnida.
It rains often in April, but rarely in August.
거리에 비가 내리고 있습니다.
Georie biga naerigo itseumnida.
The rain is falling on the street.
내리는 비
naerineun bi
falling rain
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«en cuanto» 
— Cordobesa, MAR 9, 2012
Muchisimos gracias, Cordobesa! What coulb I do without your corrections?!:) — Silvia_Tcherneva, MAR 9, 2012
ops, typo: could! — Silvia_Tcherneva, MAR 9, 2012
Nice sentence and image. ‘…home it’s always…’ or «…home, it always rains’. — katydew, MAR 9, 2012
Thank you so much, dear Katy! Lovely day for you!:) — Silvia_Tcherneva, MAR 9, 2012
Finally I managed to post a photo!:) — Silvia_Tcherneva, MAR 9, 2012
¡Enhorabuena, Silvia! jajaja 
— Cordobesa, MAR 9, 2012
¿Por qué el uso de «en cuanto» en vez de «cuando»? — Xocoyote, MAR 9, 2012
Silvia, so many people have to help me with Spanish, I’m glad I can help out with the English. Your foto was tops for the sentence! — katydew, MAR 9, 2012
Xoco, «pero en cuando» no tiene sentido, puedes decir «pero en cuanto» o bien, podrías decir «pero cuando lo dejo en casa…» — Cordobesa, MAR 9, 2012
April 14, 2023
Drizzle —
A type of precipitation consisting of numerous tiny droplets of water less than 0.5 mm in diameter. Drizzle typically falls when there is fog or low stratus cloud cover over an area.
April 13, 2023
CAPE —
An important term used to describe how unstable the atmosphere is. CAPE is an acronym for Convective Available Potential Energy. CAPE is a measure of potential energy in the atmosphere. The greater the CAPE is, the stronger a thunderstorm will be if one develops. The presence of CAPE alone does not mean thunderstorms will develop, as other factors must be overcome for the energy potential to be realized.
April 12, 2023
Stratus —
A low, generally gray cloud layer with a fairly uniform base. Stratus clouds have the appearance of fog that doesn’t reach the ground. These clouds tend to be associated with either no precipitation or light precipitation such as drizzle.
April 11, 2023
Gravity Waves —
These waves occur between any stable layers of fluids of different density. When the fluid boundary is disturbed, buoyancy forces try to restore the equilibrium. The fluid returns to its original shape, overshoots and oscillations then set in, which propagate as waves. Gravity or buoyancy is the restoring force. A crude example of what gravity waves look like can be seen when you throw a rock in a calm pond. The ripples that spread out across the pond can be compared to propagating gravity waves.
April 10, 2023
Clear Slot —
In respect to severe thunderstorms, a clear slot is a local region of clearing skies or reduced cloud cover. This oftentimes indicates that there is an intrusion of drier air, oftentimes noted by a bright area with higher cloud bases on the west or southwest side of a wall cloud. A clear slot is believed to be a visual indication of a rear flank downdraft
April 9, 2023
Permafrost —
A layer of subsoil that remains at a temperature of 32 degrees or colder throughout the entire year. Areas that have permafrost are mainly confined to high latitudes near the poles as well as high mountain ranges. The warming climate that is being experienced on Earth is decreasing the areal coverage of permafrost.
April 8, 2023
Radiational cooling —
The cooling of the earth’s surface that occurs at night when the absorbed heat from the sun that occurred during the day radiates back up to space in the form of infrared radiation. Radiational cooling is maximized during clear nights when there are light winds.