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subclouds

subclouds is the plural of subcloud.

Meaning of subcloud

Noun

subcloud (plural subclouds)

  1. An atmospheric object smaller than a cloud
    • CQE theories that diagnose ITCZ location based on the subcloud moist static energy maximum are shown to have large biases; accounting for convective entrainment of dry air by using a lower-tropospheric mean moist static energy provides a more correct diagnosis of ITCZ location.2016, Ravi Shekhar, William R. Boos, “Improving Energy-Based Estimates of Monsoon Location in the Presence of Proximal Deserts”, in arXiv

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Questions about subclouds

What is subclouds the plural of?
Subclouds is the plural of subcloud.

Words near subclouds in the dictionary

  1. subcloning
  2. subclonings
  3. subclose
  4. subclosures
  5. subcloud
  6. subclouds
  7. subclover
  8. subclovers
  9. subclump
  10. subclumps
  11. subcluster

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