cloud seeding

See also: cloudseeding, and cloud-seeding

English

Alternative forms

• cloud-seeding

Etymology

From cloud + seeding.

Noun

cloud seeding (uncountable)

1. The act of firing munitions containing silver iodide at passing clouds to make them more likely to produce rain.

Translations

Translations

• Arabic: اِسْتِمْطَار m (istimṭār)

  Hijazi Arabic: اِسْتِمْطار m (istimṭār)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 播雲／播云 (bōyún), 人工降雨 (zh) (réngōng jiàngyǔ)

• Finnish: sadepilvien kylväminen
• Russian: засе́в облако́в m (zasév oblakóv)
• Ukrainian: за́сів хмар m (zásiv xmar)
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

References

• 2008, Guinness World Records 2008

  In order to artificially increase the amount of rainfall over arid regions in China... ...fire munitions containing silver iodide particles at passing clouds...Pictured are cloud seeding aircraft bearing racks of silver iodide flares that are dropped into clouds as the aircraft flies through.