STORM (in O. Eng..storm, and so in Du. and Low Ger.; in O. H. Ger. and mod. Ger. Sturm; the root is probably that seen in " stir," to rouse, move, disturb, cf. Ger. storen)

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STORM (in O. Eng..storm, and so in Du. and Low Ger.; in O. H. Ger. and mod. Ger. Sturm; the root is probably that seen in " stir," to rouse, move, disturb, cf. Ger. storen) , a disturbance of the atmosphere, accompanied by high winds or by heavy falls of

rain

RAIN (O.E. regn; the word is common to
Teutonic
- TEUTONIC
- TEUTONIC (GERMANIC) LANGUAGES
languages, cf. Ger. Regen, Swed. and Dan. regn; it has been connected with Lat. rigare, to wet, Gr. 13pixeav)

, hail or snow, together with thunder and lightning. The word is not a

part

PART

of scientific terminology, such terms as " area of low pressure " and " cyclone " being used. In the Beaufort

scale

SCALE
SCALE (1) A

(q.v.) the wind-force of a

storm

STORM (in O. Eng..storm, and so in Du. and Low Ger.; in O. H. Ger. and mod. Ger.
Sturm
- STURM
- STURM, JULIUS (1816-1896)
; the
root
- ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
- ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )
is probably that seen in " stir," to rouse, move, disturb, cf. Ger. storen)
STORM, THEODOR WOLDSEN (1817-1888)

is estimated at 10-11 and the limit of velocity at from 56 to 75 M. per hour. (See

METEOROLOGY

METEOROLOGY (Gr. JerEwpa, and hb'yos, i.e. the science of things in the air)

, and for magnetic storms

MAGNETISM

MAGNETISM
MAGNETISM, TERRESTRIAL

, TERRESTRIAL.)

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