"supercell" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: supercells [plural]
Etymology: super- + cell Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|cell}} super- + cell Head templates: {{en-noun}} supercell (plural supercells)
  1. (meteorology) A severe thunderstorm with updrafts and downdrafts that are in near balance, allowing the storm to maintain itself for several hours. Supercells often produce large hail, powerful downpours, very strong winds and sometimes tornadoes. Categories (topical): Meteorology Translations (severe thunderstorm): supercèl·lula [feminine] (Catalan), 超級單體 (Chinese Mandarin), 超级单体 (chāojídāntǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 超大胞 (chāodàbāo) (Chinese Mandarin), 超級胞 (Chinese Mandarin), 超级胞 (chāojí bāo) (Chinese Mandarin), supercela [feminine] (Czech), supercel [feminine] (Dutch), supersolu (Finnish), supercellule [feminine] (French), Superzelle [feminine] (German), szupercella (Hungarian), supercella [feminine] (Italian), 슈퍼셀 (syupeosel) (Korean), توفان چرخشی (Persian), supercélula [feminine] (Portuguese), суперъячейка (superʺjačejka) [feminine] (Russian), supercelda [feminine] (Spanish), supercell [common-gender] (Swedish), süper hücre (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-supercell-en-noun-ig82WUq9 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with super- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 54 46 Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'severe thunderstorm': 99 1
  2. (mineralogy) A repeating unit cell of a crystal that contains several primitive cells. Categories (topical): Mineralogy
    Sense id: en-supercell-en-noun-xtRghCTl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with super- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 54 46 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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