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GLOSSARY

CARBURETOR: noun; a piece of equipment used on some gasoline engines to mix air with the

gasoline so that it can be burned in the engine

Ex. Atmospheric air enters the engine through the carburetor.

CLEAR ICE: noun ; transparent glassy ice

Ex. The rain froze last night; all of the trees are covered
with clear ice.

DEWPO INT : noun; the temperature at which the humidity in a particular local air mass

reaches the saturation point

Ex. The air isn't saturated at this temperature; but if the temperature falls 10 F it will

reach the dewpoint.
DRAG : noun; the name of the force that opposes the forward movement of an aircraft

through the air

Ex. Structural icing increases the aircraft's drag.

EFFECT: noun; a result of an action a To3bob

Ex. I don't know what the effect of this change will be.

Note: affect = verb, effect = noun

FAVORABLE : adjective; good conditions for a particular thing to happen, or good conditions
Ex. The weather conditions will be favorable for snow over the next three days.

FROST: noun; a light form of ice caused by condensation of the water from the air in freezing

temperatures Ex. There was frost on the grass and trees this morning when I got.' up.

HAZE: noun; the restriction to visibility caused by very small dust or salt particles in the air

Ex. Normally you can see the mountain from here if there is no haze.
HORIZONTAL: adjective; parallel to the surface of the earth, opposite of vertical

Ex. Stratiform clouds form in horizontal layers.