"cloud seeding" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From cloud + seeding. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cloud seeding (uncountable)
  1. The act of firing munitions containing silver iodide at passing clouds to make them more likely to produce rain. Wikipedia link: cloud seeding Tags: uncountable Synonyms: cloud-seeding Translations (Translations): اِسْتِمْطَار (istimṭār) [masculine] (Arabic), اِسْتِمْطار (istimṭār) [Hijazi-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), 播雲 (Chinese Mandarin), 播云 (bōyún) (Chinese Mandarin), 人工降雨 (réngōng jiàngyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), sadepilvien kylväminen (Finnish), засе́в облако́в (zasév oblakóv) [masculine] (Russian), за́сів хмар (zásiv xmar) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

Alternative forms

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