Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Greek term or phrase:
κατά οικογένεια
English translation:
in families
Added to glossary by
Isodynamia
Mar 23, 2006 13:37
18 yrs ago
Greek term
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Native in: English (Variant: British) 
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κατά οικογένεια
Greek to English
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Science (general)
description of tornadoes
Οι σίφωνες ήταν αποτέλεσμα ισχυρών κατακόρυφων βαροβαθμίδων ... και η εμφάνισή τους ήταν ως συνήθως κατά οικογένεια η δε κίνησή τους ήταν προς βορά ...
Does κατά οικογένεια mean "in groups"?
In the particular case that's being described, two tornadoes have formed.
I'm not sure how κατά οικογένεια should be understood.
Does κατά οικογένεια mean "in groups"?
In the particular case that's being described, two tornadoes have formed.
I'm not sure how κατά οικογένεια should be understood.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +5 | in families |
Isodynamia
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| 3 | in groups |
flipendo
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Proposed translations
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Isodynamia
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in families
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-14,GGL...
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Note added at 7 mins (2006-03-23 13:44:47 GMT)
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http://www.atmo.arizona.edu/students/courselinks/spring06/at...
The deadliest tornadoes are those that occur in families; that is, different tornadoes all spawned within a region with favorable atmospheric conditions for tornado development.
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Note added at 9 mins (2006-03-23 13:47:05 GMT)
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http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jax/ghls/ghlstornadoimpact.shtml
Tornadoes can develop at any time of the day or night and often occur in families (multiple tornadoes).
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Note added at 7 mins (2006-03-23 13:44:47 GMT)
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http://www.atmo.arizona.edu/students/courselinks/spring06/at...
The deadliest tornadoes are those that occur in families; that is, different tornadoes all spawned within a region with favorable atmospheric conditions for tornado development.
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Note added at 9 mins (2006-03-23 13:47:05 GMT)
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http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jax/ghls/ghlstornadoimpact.shtml
Tornadoes can develop at any time of the day or night and often occur in families (multiple tornadoes).
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you again - now I see that "families of tornadoes" appears a lot on Google."
6 mins
in groups
2α. σύνολο προσώπων ή πραγμάτων με ορισμένα κοινά χαρακτηριστικά: H ~ των ευρωπαϊκών κρατών. Έγινε δεκτός στη φιλολογική ~. || (γλωσσ.) Γλωσσική ~ ή ~ γλωσσών, για σύνολο συγγενών γλωσσών: H ινδοευρωπαϊκή ~ γλωσσών. ~ λέξεων, λέξεις που προέρχονται από την ίδια λέξη ή ρίζα με παραγωγή ή σύνθεση. β. (ζωολ., βοτ.) υποδιαίρεση των ζώων και των φυτών, η τέταρτη στη σειρά, η οποία βρίσκεται ανάμεσα στην τάξη και στο γένος: H ~ των αιλουροειδών.
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