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accessory clouds

accessory clouds is the plural of accessory cloud.

Meaning of accessory cloud

Noun

accessory cloud (plural accessory clouds)

  1. A small cloud formation which is found attached to, or close by, a major cloud of one of the cloud genera, which is responsible for its development and continuance.
    • Pileus An accessory cloud of small horizontal extent, in the form of a cap or hood above the top or attached to the upper part of a cumuliform cloud, which often penetrates it.1982, Michele G. Melaragno, Wind in architectural and environmental design, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, →ISBN

Questions about accessory clouds

What is accessory clouds the plural of?
Accessory clouds is the plural of accessory cloud.

Words near accessory clouds in the dictionary

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  3. accessory before the fact
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  6. accessory clouds
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  10. accessory gonadal structure
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