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lenticularis

lenticularis noun: a cloud species which consists of rounded lens shaped of cloud, often forming near mountains. Associated with cirrocumulus, and altocumulus, and sometimes stratocumulus genera.

Noun

lenticularis (plural lenticularis)

  1. a cloud species which consists of rounded lens shaped of cloud, often forming near mountains. Associated with cirrocumulus, and altocumulus, and sometimes stratocumulus genera.

Synonyms of lenticularis

Forms of lenticularis

plurallenticularis

Origin of lenticularis

From Medieval Latin lenticulāris (“lentil-shaped”), from Latin lenticula, from lēns + -cula, ultimately from Latin lēns (“lentil”).

Questions about lenticularis

What does lenticularis mean?
Lenticularis means a cloud species which consists of rounded lens shaped of cloud, often forming near mountains. Associated with cirrocumulus, and altocumulus, and sometimes stratocumulus genera.
What part of speech is lenticularis?
Lenticularis is a noun.
What is the plural of lenticularis?
The plural of lenticularis is lenticularis.

Words near lenticularis in the dictionary

  1. lenticular image
  2. lenticular images
  3. lenticular nucleus
  4. lenticular printing
  5. lenticular printings
  6. lenticularis
  7. lenticularity
  8. lenticularly
  9. lenticulars
  10. lenticulas
  11. lenticulate

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