cirrus

A sky filled with cirrus clouds

Meaning

Noun

  • A tendril.
  • A thin tendril-like appendage.
  • A principal high-level cloud type characterised by white, delicate filaments or wisps, of white (or mostly white) patches, or of narrow bands, found at an altitude of above 7000 metres.

Origin

  • From Latin cirrus ("curl").
  • Image:CirrusField-color.jpg|thumb|A sky filled with cirrus clouds

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