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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.  7, fiche 1, Anglais, - incus

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The term "incus" is the technical term used in the International Cloud Atlas; the other terms are popular terms.  8, fiche 1, Anglais, - incus

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Maccabeus’ tree: English equivalent of "arbre des Macchabées" which is a name given in the East of France to the "incus" of a Cumulonimbus.  9, fiche 1, Anglais, - incus

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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.  6, fiche 1, Français, - incus

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Le terme technique retenu par l'Organisation mondiale de la météorologie est «incus»; les autres sont des termes de la langue courante.  7, fiche 1, Français, - incus

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arbre des Macchabées : Nom donné dans l'est de la France à l'enclume des Cumulonimbus.  5, fiche 1, Français, - incus

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Parte superior de un Cumulonimbus extendida en forma de un yunque de aspecto liso, fibroso o estriado.  1, fiche 1, Espagnol, - incus

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A supercell thunderstorm characterized by a relative lack of visible precipitation.  1, fiche 2, Anglais, - low%2Dprecipitation%20storm

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An LP supercell is characterized by a very long anvil, a small core region, a wall cloud at the back, and a thin precipitation curtain that usually lets some light through. Tornadoes can occur, but the main severe threat is usually large hail.  5, fiche 2, Anglais, - low%2Dprecipitation%20storm

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Visually similar to a classic supercell, except without the heavy precipitation core. LP storms often exhibit a striking visual appearance; the main tower often is bell-shaped, with a corkscrew appearance suggesting rotation. They are capable of producing tornadoes and very large hail. Radar identification often is difficult relative to other types of supercells, so visual reports are very important. LP storms almost always occur on or near the dry line, and thus are sometimes referred to as dry line storms.  1, fiche 2, Anglais, - low%2Dprecipitation%20storm

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LP supercells ... have little VISIBLE precipitation and most regions of the storm base are visible. The word VISIBLE is stressed here because these storms often contain very large hail which does not block light as much as rain as if issues from the cloud. LP storms usually have a striking visual appearance with corkscrew or "barber-pole" striations on the updraft tower. LP supercell tornadoes are often unobscured from viewing around the storm. Sometimes called LP’er.  3, fiche 2, Anglais, - low%2Dprecipitation%20storm

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L'orage supercellulaire à faibles précipitations comporte une enclume très allongée, un petit noyau, un mur de nuages à l'arrière et un mince rideau de précipitations qui laisse habituellement filtrer de la lumière. Il peut présenter un risque de tornade, mais il se contente habituellement de produire de gros grêlons.  1, fiche 2, Français, - orage%20supercellulaire%20%C3%A0%20faibles%20pr%C3%A9cipitations

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A supercell with "text-book" like features such as a well-defined hook echo on a radar scope and the precipitation core downwind of the wall cloud and rain free storm base.  2, fiche 3, Anglais, - classic%20supercell

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Supercell [is] a thunderstorm with a persistent rotating updraft. Supercells are rare, but are responsible for a remarkably high percentage of severe weather events-especially tornadoes, extremely large hail and damaging straight-line winds. They frequently travel to the right of the main environmental winds(i. e., they are right movers). Radar characteristics often(but not always) include a hook or pendant, bounded weak echo region(BWER), V-notch, mesocyclone, and sometimes a TVS [Tornado Vortex Signature]. Visual characteristics often include a rain-free base(with or without a wall cloud), tail cloud, flanking line, overshooting top, and back-sheared anvil, all of which normally are observed in or near the right rear or southwest part of the storm. Storms exhibiting these characteristics often are called classic supercells; however HP(High Precipitation) storms and LP(Low Precipitation) storms also are supercell varieties.  3, fiche 3, Anglais, - classic%20supercell

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The severe version of a worst-last storm is also a supercell type, and is either called a "classic supercell" (the standard supercell type) or an "LP (low-precipitation) supercell" - a dry-weather, high wind shear version. ... The classic supercell has a larger, darker appearance and accounts for most of the major tornado events everywhere.  4, fiche 3, Anglais, - classic%20supercell

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Les orages de queue qui sont violents sont aussi de type supercellulaire; on les appelle des orages supercellulaires classiques ou à faibles précipitations (caractérisés par la présence d'air sec et d'un fort cisaillement du vent). [...] Les orages supercellulaires classiques sont de plus grande étendue et plus sombres; ce sont eux qui produisent la plupart des tornades, quelle que soit la région.  1, fiche 3, Français, - orage%20supercellulaire%20classique

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overshooting tops : Protuberances from the top of a Cumulonimbus cloud which rise above the general upper level of the cloud or anvil before sinking back, their appearance being that of cupolas.  2, fiche 4, Anglais, - overshooting%20top

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Tall and persistent overshooting tops are frequently observed with strong or severe thunderstorms in which there is a nearly continuous stream of buoyant updrafts.  3, fiche 4, Anglais, - overshooting%20top

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sommet protubérants : Protubérances au-dessus d'un cumulonimbus qui dépassent le niveau du sommet du nuage ou de l'enclume avant de s'effondrer; elles ont l'apparence générale de dômes.  3, fiche 4, Français, - sommet%20protub%C3%A9rant

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Le cumulonimbus [...] Son sommet s'étale le plus souvent en forme d'enclume, de panache ou de chevelure désordonnée et sa base, très sombre, s'accompagne fréquemment de nuages bas déchiquetés, soudés ou non avec elle; dans certains cas, des sommets protubérants en forme de dômes surmontent l'enclume, révélant un phénomène d'«overshoot», c'est-à-dire de dépassement de la tropopause.  4, fiche 4, Français, - sommet%20protub%C3%A9rant

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Protuberancias por encima de un Cumulonimbus que rebasan el nivel de la cima de la nube o del yunque antes de desmoronarse; tienen el aspecto general de bóvedas.  1, fiche 4, Espagnol, - cimas%20protuberantes