altocumulus

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

altocumulus Usage Examples

Converse of object

leave: This reformed cloud moved off to the SE leaving thin altocumulus and cirrus much as before.

Modifies a noun

cloud: The sun was just rising above the mountains at 09 GMT, there was patchy altocumulus clouds moving E with stratus on all horizons.

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