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cirrocumulus

Syllables: cir·ro·cu·mu·lusUK/ˌsɪɹə(ʊ)ˈkjuːmjʊləs//ˌsɪɹoʊˈkjumjələs/

cirrocumulus noun: a principal high-level cloud type appearing as a thin, white patch of cloud without shadows, composed of very small droplets in the form of grains or ripples. The elements may be merged or separate, and more or less regularly arranged; they subtend an angle of less than 1° when observed at an angle of more than 30° above the horizon. Holes or rifts often occur in a sheet of cirrocumulus.

cirrocumulus: a principal high-level cloud type appearing as a thin, white patch of cloud without shadows,...
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Noun

cirrocumulus (plural cirrocumuli)

  1. A principal high-level cloud type appearing as a thin, white patch of cloud without shadows, composed of very small droplets in the form of grains or ripples. The elements may be merged or separate, and more or less regularly arranged; they subtend an angle of less than 1° when observed at an angle of more than 30° above the horizon. Holes or rifts often occur in a sheet of cirrocumulus.
    • [page 99] Cirro-cumulus. […] Small, well defined roundish masses, in close horizontal arrangement. […] [page 102] The cirro-cumulus is formed from a cirrus, or from a number of small separate cirri, by the fibres collapsing as it were, and passing into small roundish masses, in which the texture of...1803 July, Luke Howard, “XVIII. On the Modifications of Clouds, and on the Principles of Their Production, Suspension, and Destruction; being the Substance of an Essay Read before the Askesian...
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cirrocumulus meaning in Tamil

cirrocumulus in Tamil

கீற்றுத் திறள்

Synonyms of cirrocumulus

Forms of cirrocumulus

pluralcirrocumuli

Origin of cirrocumulus

From cirro- + cumulus, coined by the British chemist and amateur meteorologist Luke Howard (1772–1864): see the 1803 quotation.

Words that rhyme with cirrocumulus

Questions about cirrocumulus

What does cirrocumulus mean?
Cirrocumulus means a principal high-level cloud type appearing as a thin, white patch of cloud without shadows, composed of very small droplets in the form of grains or ripples. The elements may be merged or separate, and more or less regularly arranged; they subtend an angle of less than 1° when observed at an angle of more than 30° above the horizon. Holes or rifts often occur in a sheet of cirrocumulus.
What is cirrocumulus in Tamil?
Cirrocumulus in Tamil is கீற்றுத் திறள். See Cirrocumulus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cirrocumulus?
Cirrocumulus is a noun.
How do you pronounce cirrocumulus?
Cirrocumulus is pronounced /ˌsɪɹə(ʊ)ˈkjuːmjʊləs/ (UK).
What is the plural of cirrocumulus?
The plural of cirrocumulus is cirrocumuli.

Words near cirrocumulus in the dictionary

  1. cirro-cumuli
  2. cirro-cumulus
  3. Cirroc
  4. cirrocumular
  5. cirrocumuli
  6. cirrocumulus
  7. cirrolite
  8. cirronebula
  9. cirronebulae
  10. cirronebulas
  11. cirrophore

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