cirro-cumulus

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This, the sonder-cloud, or system of small roundish clouds in the upper regions of the atmosphere, commonly moves in a different current of air from that which is blowing at the earth's surface. It forms the mackerel sky alluded to in the following distich:

"A mack'rel sky and mares'-tails

Make lofty ships carry low sails."

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Cirro-cumulus
·noun ·see under <<Cloud>>. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
cumulus
cŭmŭlus, i, m. [Sanscr. çva, to swell; Gr. κυέω, κύω; cf. κῦμα], I a heap , as coming to a point, a...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
cumulus
cumulus ī, m 2 CAV-, a heap, pile, mass, accumulation : Gallorum cumuli, i. e. of slain , L.: arm...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
Cumulus
·noun One of the four principal forms of clouds. SeeCloud. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
cumulus
A cloud indicative of fair weather, when it is small: it is sometimes seen in dense heaps, whence it...

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Cirro-stratus
·noun ·see under <<Cloud>>. ...

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cirro-stratus
Is the stratus of the upper regions of the atmosphere, heavier looking than the cirrus, but not so h...

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Alto-cumulus
·add. ·noun A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or grayish globular cloudlets with ...

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Strato-cumulus
·add. ·noun Large balls or rolls of dark cloud which frequently cover the whole sky, ·esp. in winter...

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Cumu-cirro-stratus
·noun Nimbus, or rain cloud. ·see <<Nimbus>>, and <<Cloud>>. ...

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cumulo-cirro-stratus
A horizontal sheet of cloud, with cirrus above and cumulus beneath; it is better known as the nimbus...

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