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ARBRE MACCHABEES [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
OBS

At a blacksmith's, the iron block on which the blacksmith hammers out the horseshoes is called an anvil. In weather, mature thunderstorm clouds extend so far up into the atmosphere that high-level winds cause the tops of the clouds to spread out in the shape of an anvil.

OBS

The term "incus" is the technical term used in the International Cloud Atlas; the other terms are popular terms.

OBS

Maccabeus' tree: English equivalent of "arbre des Macchabées" which is a name given in the East of France to the "incus" of a Cumulonimbus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
OBS

La masse de fer sur laquelle le forgeron façonne les fers à cheval s'appelle enclume. En météorologie, les nuages orageux évolués s'étendent si haut dans l'atmosphère que les vents à haute altitude étalent le sommet des nuages, en leur donnant la forme d'une enclume.

OBS

Le terme technique retenu par l'Organisation mondiale de la météorologie est «incus»; les autres sont des termes de la langue courante.

OBS

arbre des Macchabées : Nom donné dans l'est de la France à l'enclume des Cumulonimbus.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
DEF

Parte superior de un Cumulonimbus extendida en forma de un yunque de aspecto liso, fibroso o estriado.

Key term(s)
  • nube en yunque
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