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nacreous clouds

nacreous clouds is the plural of nacreous cloud.

Meaning of nacreous cloud

Noun

nacreous cloud (plural nacreous clouds)

  1. A polar stratospheric cloud.
    • Nacreous clouds, also known as polar stratospheric clouds, are not commonly observed because of the remote locations and high altitudes where they form. These clouds are also called "mother-of-pearl clouds" in reference to their vivid iridescent appearance.2008, Eric M. Wilcox, Clouds, page 166

Questions about nacreous clouds

What is nacreous clouds the plural of?
Nacreous clouds is the plural of nacreous cloud.

Words near nacreous clouds in the dictionary

  1. nacre
  2. nacred
  3. nacrein
  4. nacreous
  5. nacreous cloud
  6. nacreous clouds
  7. nacres
  8. nacrite
  9. nacrites
  10. nacroprismatic
  11. nacrous

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