Definition

Noun: A person or device that engages in cloud seeding, which is the process of dispersing substances (such as silver iodide or dry ice) into the air to encourage cloud condensation and precipitation.

Usage

The term "cloud seeder" refers specifically to the agent performing the act of cloud seeding. It can be a human operator or an automated system. - The cloud seeder released silver iodide particles into the cumulus clouds. - As a professional cloud seeder, her job is to try to induce rainfall in drought-stricken areas.

Examples

• The pilot, acting as the cloud seeder, flew through the storm cloud to disperse the chemical agents.
• Modern technology allows drones to function as autonomous cloud seeders.
• The government hired a team of cloud seeders in an attempt to mitigate the water shortage.

Advanced Usage

• Professional Role: The term can denote a specialized occupation within meteorology or environmental engineering.
  • After years of study, he became a certified cloud seeder for the regional water authority.

Variants and Related Words

• Cloud Seeding (n): The process or technique itself.
  • Cloud seeding is a controversial form of weather modification.
• Seed (v): In this technical context, to disperse material into clouds.
  • The plane will seed the clouds at dawn.

Synonyms

• Weather modifier (in the specific context of inducing precipitation)
• Precipitation enhancer (technical)

Notes

"Cloud seeder" is a compound noun formed from "cloud" and "seeder." Its meaning is highly specific to the field of weather modification and is not used in general contexts.

Noun

1. a person who seeds clouds