Wilson cloud

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

Wilson cloud (plural Wilson clouds)

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

Further reading[edit]

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