Altocumulus cloud
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Definition of the noun altocumulus cloud
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noun
- a cumulus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles
- lexical domain: Natural Objects - nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
- synonym of altocumulus cloud: altocumulus
- more generic terms: cumulus / cumulus cloud = a globular cloud
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A Dictionary of Earth Sciences (1976)
A Dictionary of Earth Sciencesby S.E. Stiegeler
lenticularis—lens-shaped, with sharp margins (most commonly applied to altocumulus cloud of orographic origin); castellanus—having a castellated or crenellated appearance connected to a 58 common cloud base (altocumulus show this ...
The Facts on File Dictionary of Earth Science (2009)
by Jacqueline Smith
applied to altocumulus and stratocumulus clouds; nebulosus – exhibiting a nebulous veil with no distinct details, usually cirrostratus or altostratus; lenticularis – lens-shaped, with sharp margins (most commonly applied to altocumulus cloud ...
The Describer's Dictionary: A Treasury of Terms & Literary Quotations (Expanded Second Edition) (2014)
by David Grambs, Ellen S. Levine
altocumulus cloud mass ofvarious shapes, disconnected lumps ...
MCGRAW-HILL DICTIONARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2003)
by McGraw-Hill Education
vej-a'ta-shan Izon } altocumulus cloud [METEOROL] A principal cloud type, white or gray or both white and gray in color; occurs as a layer or patch with a waved aspect, the elements of which appear as laminae, rounded ...
Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology (1992)
by Christopher G. Morris, Academic Press
altocumulus ClOUd Meteorology, a principal cloud type consisting primarily of small liquid water droplets and appearing as a partly fibrous or diffuse cloud, usually white or gray, occurring as a layer or patch with a ...
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