kondensationsstrimma

Swedish

Etymology

kondensation (“condensation”) +‎ -s- +‎ strimma (“stripe”)

Noun

kondensationsstrimma c

  1. contrail
    Synonyms: (abbreviations) K-strimma, k-strimma
    Hypernym: fjädermoln (“cirrus cloud”)
    • 1944 October 14, Aftonbladet‎[1], page 1:
      Efter sig släpade det emellertid en lång vit kondensationsstrimma som tydligt […]
      Behind it, however, it dragged a long white condensation trail as clear […]

Usage notes

If the contrail last for an extended time, 10 minutes according to SMHI, it is considered a type of fjädermoln (“cirrus cloud”).

Declension

Declension of kondensationsstrimma
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kondensationsstrimma kondensationsstrimmas
definite kondensationsstrimman kondensationsstrimmans
plural indefinite kondensationsstrimmor kondensationsstrimmors
definite kondensationsstrimmorna kondensationsstrimmornas

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