Meanings
nouncloud seeding (uncountable)
alternative cloud-seeding
- uncountableThe act of firing munitions containing silver iodide at passing clouds to make them more likely to produce rain.
Origin
Translations
Arabic اِسْتِمْطَار
- اِسْتِمْطَار (istimṭār)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 播雲 /播云, 人工降雨
- 播雲 /播云 (bōyún)Translations
- 人工降雨 (réngōng jiàngyǔ)Translations
Finnish sadepilvien kylväminen
- sadepilvien kylväminenTranslations
Russian засе́в облако́в
- засе́в облако́в (zasév oblakóv)Translations
Ukrainian за́сів хмар
- за́сів хмар (zásiv xmar)Translations
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APA
cloud seeding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloud%20seeding
MLA
“cloud seeding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloud%20seeding. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cloud seeding,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloud%20seeding.
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