The difference between Dust devil and Tornado

When used as nouns, dust devil means a small atmospheric vortex appearing in clear, dry conditions, made visible by swirling dust picked up from the ground, whereas tornado means a characterized by a mobile, twisting, funnel-shaped .

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  1. Dust devil as a noun:

    A small atmospheric vortex appearing in clear, dry conditions, made visible by swirling dust picked up from the ground.

    Examples:

    "A dust devil may look harmless, but a large one can overturn a car."

  1. Tornado as a noun (meteorology):

    A characterized by a mobile, twisting, funnel-shaped .

    Examples:

    "A tornado is a rotating column of air, pendant from a cumulonimbus cloud, and nearly always observable as a funnel cloud or tuba. Its vortex, meters in diameter, rotates counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere, and clockwise in the southern hemisphere, with wind speeds of 160 to more than 480 kilometres per hour."

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