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Another word for droplets #16 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 12:04 pm   Another word for droplets
 

daemon99 wrote:
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tumpara, tup[p]ara n. 1 drop of spray. 2 spray. 3 drizzle, drizzling. 4 pl. tumparlu, tup[p]arlu drizzle, drizzling. 5 nooTi tumparlu saliva sprayed from the mouth while talking


Good work, Molly! MrP was spot on then, I guess.


That depends on the image one wants to create. Not all words transfer well in context.

You choose:

When you stand near a waterfall, small droplets of water fall on you.
When you stand near a waterfall, small globules of water fall on you.
When you stand near a waterfall, spray falls on you.
?When you stand near a waterfall, small drizzle of water fall on you.
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Another word for droplets #17 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 12:22 pm   Another word for droplets
 

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That depends on the image one wants to create. Not all words transfer well in context.


I agree. What I meant when I said MrP was spot on was that his suggestion was precisely what was defined in the dictionary.

The word globules sounds a bit misplaced in this context. I have no intuition of any kind, but still, it sounds odd to me. Smile
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Another word for droplets #18 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 12:35 pm   Another word for droplets
 

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I agree. What I meant when I said MrP was spot on was that his suggestion was precisely what was defined in the dictionary.


Not exactly. He suggested an alternative to "droplets", he did not offer a defintion of "tumpara".

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The word globules sounds a bit misplaced in this context. I have no intuition of any kind, but still, it sounds odd to me.


You might find it in a BBC wildlife documentary, for example. Imagine David Attenborough "When you stand near a waterfall, small globules of water fall on you.". Who knows? Wink

And I'm not sure whether "small droplets" is redundant or not.
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Another word for droplets #19 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 12:45 pm   Another word for droplets
 

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Are you attempting to lead people to believe that David Attenborough actually said that, Molly? Wink
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Another word for droplets #20 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 12:50 pm   Another word for droplets
 

Yankee wrote:
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Are you attempting to lead people to believe that David Attenborough actually said that, Molly? Wink
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Did you miss the "imagine" here?

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Imagine David Attenborough, ...


Funnily enough, the words "globules" and "david attenborough" do seem to have a little attraction to each other.

55 English pages for globules "david attenborough".
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Another word for droplets #21 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 13:03 pm   Another word for droplets
 

Molly wrote:
You might find it in a BBC wildlife documentary, for example. Imagine David Attenborough "When you stand near a waterfall, small globules of water fall on you.". Who knows? Wink

And I'm not sure whether "small droplets" is redundant or not.


Actually I've heard this "globules of water" on a wildlife documentary. I don't remember which programme, and there is no way I can prove this but I remembered being struck by the usage, because I thought it was odd at first. I got the meaning so I shrugged it off accepting that the narrator was just being creative.
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Another word for droplets #22 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 13:07 pm   Another word for droplets
 

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I got the meaning so I shrugged it off accepting that the narrator was just being creative.


Thank goodness. Smile

Here's another example:

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This weekend I happened upon a pond full of lotus pads and blooms that had been soaked by a thunder shower. The lens-like globules of water on the lily leaves and lily pads presented an opportunity.

http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=000UBU


To me, the lens-like quality of water globules lends a good image to the context of a person standing by a waterfall and getting hit by such globules.
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Another word for droplets #23 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 13:31 pm   Another word for droplets
 

The picture that 'a globule of water' brings to mind is that of big round drops of water. If someone were to say 'globules of water', I would picture these globules as being on a surface that was basically horizontal and nonabsorbent -- like beads of water.

If you said that 'globules of water fell on you', I would interpret that to mean rather large drops fell on you. Visually, the individual drops would be clearly separate.

The word 'spray' seems much more appropriate a term to describe the type water of water that might hit you when you're near a waterfall. The droplets of water would be far tinier.
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Another word for droplets #24 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 13:54 pm   Another word for droplets
 

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The picture that 'a globule of water' brings to mind is that of big round drops of water. If someone were to say 'globules of water', I would picture these globules as being on a surface that was basically horizontal and nonabsorbent -- like beads of water.

If you said that 'globules of water fell on you', I would interpret that to mean rather large drops fell on you. Visually, the individual drops would be clearly separate.

The word 'spray' seems much more appropriate a term to describe the type water of water that might hit you when you're near a waterfall. The droplets of water would be far tinier.
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Well, it's a matter of perseption. Probably Molly lives in a world where droplets are as big as globules, that's why she's so desperately clinging on to her version. (Or doesn't have the front to admit defeat Wink ) Laughing
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Another word for droplets #25 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 14:30 pm   Another word for droplets
 

Indeed, it is a matter of perception.

In physics I think the word globule is used as often as droplet to discuss surface tension.

And it is true that globules are usually used for bigger droplets, but if my observation is correct, depending on how close you are to the waterfall, you could end up drenched!

Sometimes you get "sprays",sometimes you get "globules".
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Another word for droplets #26 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 14:39 pm   Another word for droplets
 

Hi,

I can just imagine a conversation between two people standing near Niagara Falls and arguing about whether globules or droplets or even blobs of water are landing on their faces. Which two, I leave to your imagination.

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Another word for droplets #27 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 14:48 pm   Another word for droplets
 

I can further imagine the argument turning into a squabble, then a fight and finally one of them throwing the other into the river. Laughing
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Another word for droplets #28 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 14:52 pm   Another word for droplets
 

Alan, "monsoon rain" is more like it.
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Another word for droplets #29 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 17:06 pm   Another word for droplets
 

Are you a droplet, Alan, or a globule? Laughing
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Another word for droplets #30 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 17:08 pm   Another word for droplets
 

daemon99 wrote:
I can further imagine the argument turning into a squabble, then a fight and finally one of them throwing the other into the river. Laughing


If you further imagine a rather large, strong, black woman from Nigeria, you might conclude who would be doing the throwing. Cool
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