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cirrostratus

Syllables: cir·ro·stra·tusUK/ˌsɪɹə(ʊ)ˈstɹeɪtəs/US/ˌsɪɹoʊˈstɹeɪtəs/

cirrostratus noun: a principal high-level cloud type appearing as a whitish veil, usually fibrous but sometimes smooth, which may totally cover the sky and which often produces halo phenomena.

cirrostratus: a principal high-level cloud type appearing as a whitish veil, usually fibrous but sometimes...
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Noun

cirrostratus (plural cirrostrati)

  1. A principal high-level cloud type appearing as a whitish veil, usually fibrous but sometimes smooth, which may totally cover the sky and which often produces halo phenomena.
    • [page 99] Cirro-stratus. […] Horizontal or slightly inclined masses, attenuated towards a part or the whole of their circumference, bent downward, or undulated, separate, or in groups consisting of small clouds having these characters. […] [page 103] The cirro-stratus precedes wind and rain, the...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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cirrostratus meaning in Tamil

cirrostratus in Tamil

கீற்றுப் படை

Synonyms of cirrostratus

Forms of cirrostratus

pluralcirrostrati

Origin of cirrostratus

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

Words that rhyme with cirrostratus

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Questions about cirrostratus

What does cirrostratus mean?
Cirrostratus means a principal high-level cloud type appearing as a whitish veil, usually fibrous but sometimes smooth, which may totally cover the sky and which often produces halo phenomena.
What is cirrostratus in Tamil?
Cirrostratus in Tamil is கீற்றுப் படை. See Cirrostratus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cirrostratus?
Cirrostratus is a noun.
How do you pronounce cirrostratus?
Cirrostratus is pronounced /ˌsɪɹə(ʊ)ˈstɹeɪtəs/ (UK).
What is the plural of cirrostratus?
The plural of cirrostratus is cirrostrati.

Words near cirrostratus in the dictionary

  1. cirropodous
  2. cirrose
  3. cirrostrati
  4. cirrostrative
  5. cirrostratous
  6. cirrostratus
  7. cirroteuthid
  8. cirroteuthids
  9. cirrous
  10. cirrovela
  11. cirrovelum

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