cirrocumulus meaning

Noun: cirrocumulus (cirrocumuli)  `sirow'kyoomyulus

1. A cloud at a high altitude consisting of a series of regularly arranged small clouds resembling ripples
   - cirrocumulus cloud

Derived forms: cirrocumuli

Type of: cloud

Encyclopedia: Cirrocumulus

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1. in meteorology, they are called cirrocumulus clouds
2. He added three combined terms : cirrocumulus, cirrostratus and cumulostratus.
3. Cirrocumulus clouds form in sheets or patches and do not cast shadows.
4. Cirrocumulus clouds form in patches and cannot cast shadows.
5. Cirrocumulus clouds never cast self-shadows and are translucent to a certain degree.