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altocumulus

altocumulus noun: a fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or greyish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often grouped in flocks or rows. (Abbreviated Ac.).

Noun

altocumulus (plural altocumuli)

  1. A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or greyish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often grouped in flocks or rows. (Abbreviated Ac.)

Forms of altocumulus

pluralaltocumuli

Origin of altocumulus

From alto- + cumulus.

Questions about altocumulus

What does altocumulus mean?
Altocumulus means a fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or greyish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often grouped in flocks or rows. (Abbreviated Ac.).
What part of speech is altocumulus?
Altocumulus is a noun.
What is the plural of altocumulus?
The plural of altocumulus is altocumuli.

Words near altocumulus in the dictionary

  1. alto-rilievos
  2. Altobelli
  3. Altobellis
  4. altocalciphilia
  5. altocumuli
  6. altocumulus
  7. Altofts
  8. altogether
  9. altogetherness
  10. altogethers
  11. altohyrtin

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