cloud seeder
noun[C]
environmentspecializeduk/ˈklaʊd ˌsiː.dər/us/ˈklaʊd ˌsiː.dɚ/aperson,organization, ordevicethatspreadssubstancessuch ascertainchemicalsinclouds, inordertotryto make themproducerain, or morerain:
(为人工降雨而)进行云催化的人(物质),实施云种散播的人Tocloudseeders, thechillymistis apromisingsourceofrain.对进行云种散播的人来说,寒冷的雾气是一个很有希望的雨源。
Farmers,ranchersandpowercompanieshiretheircloudseeders.农场主、牧场主和电力公司雇用了实施云种散播的公司。
- Cloud seeders have tostartwith acloudthatshowsat least thepromiseofrainfall.
- Cloud seeders usesilveriodide- achemicalwhosestructurehappenstoresemblethat oficecrystals- on which supercooledwaterwillcondenseintosnow.
- For more than 50years,cloudseeders have been cranking upsmokemachinesandflyingthroughclouds.
- Chinais the world'sleadingcloudseeder, using anarrayofmethodstodispersechemicalsintocloudlayers.
Precipitation: rain
- bucket
- bucket down
- cloud seeding
- cloudburst
- downpour
- drizzle
- heaven
- it's raining cats and dogs!idiom
- mizzle
- pelt
- piss
- puddle
- rain gauge
- rainbow
- rainstorm
- seed
- shower
- wash
- wash(something)out
- washout