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altocumulus definition

alto·cu·mu·lus (al′tō kyo̵̅o̅′myo̵̅o̅ ləs, -myə-)

noun

the type of white or gray cloud that resembles a sharply defined, wavy patch, found at intermediate altitudes and consisting of small water droplets

Etymology: alto- + cumulus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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