Meaning Interception
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Is the capture of precipitation by the plant canopy and its subsequent return to the atmosphere through evaporation or sublimation. The amount of precipitation intercepted by plants varies with leaf t [..]
Source: physicalgeography.net

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In hydrologic terms, the process by which precipitation is caught and held by foliage, twigs, and branches of trees, shrubs, and other vegetation, and lost by evaporation, never reaching the surface o [..]
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early 15c., "action of intercepting" (the flow of a bodily fluid), from Latin interceptionem (nominative interceptio) "a seizing, taking away," noun of action from past participle [..]
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The amount of precipitation caught on vegetation or structures that is subsequently evaporated without reaching the ground. The process by which precipitation is caught and retained on vegetation or s [..]
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when precipitation deposits onto a surface that Is not the actual land such as vegetation or animals.
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When trees and other plants (vegetation) block rainfall (precipitation) on its way to the ground.
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Interception refers to the aural or other acquisition of the contents of any wire, electronic, or oral communication through the use of any electronic, mechanical, or other device. Lawful interception [..]
Source: definitions.uslegal.com

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(n) the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving(n) (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team
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When a defensive player catches a ball intended for an offensive player. An interception results in a change of possession.
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An interception is the process of intruding into some transmission and redirecting it for some unauthorized use
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The process by which precipitation is caught and held by foliage, twigs, and branches of trees, shrubs, and other vegetation, and lost by evaporation, never reaching the surface of the ground. Interception equals the precipitation on the vegetation minus streamflow and through fall.
Source: srh.noaa.gov

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Interception is the process in which a particle is removed from an airstream as it follows the streamlines around a fiber. The particle comes in contact with a fiber and stays attached to it, because [..]
Source: airfilterusa.com

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A change of possession where the defence wins the ball back for its offense by catching a pass that was intended for the opposing team’s receiver.
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In hydrologic terms, the process by which precipitation is caught and held by foliage, twigs, and branches of trees, shrubs, and other vegetation, and lost by evaporation, never reaching the surface of the ground. Interception equals the precipitation on the vegetation minus streamflow and through fall.
Source: forecast.weather.gov

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In hydrologic terms, the process by which precipitation is caught and held by foliage, twigs, and branches of trees, shrubs, and other vegetation, and lost by evaporation, never reaching the surface o [..]
Source: weatherdudes.com

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 The holding of raindrops by plants as the water falls onto leaves, stems and branches.
Source: rgs.org





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