Cirrocumulus (Noun)
Meaning
A cloud at a high altitude consisting of a series of regularly arranged small clouds resembling ripples.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- Cirrocumulus clouds were visible at an altitude of about 20,000 feet as a series of small rounded masses.
- At sunrise, the sky transformed into a canvas of pastel hues, dotted with wispy cirrocumulus clouds.
- Aviation weather forecasters warned pilots of possible turbulence caused by a large band of cirrocumulus clouds.
- A distinctive cirrocumulus pattern developed above the mountains, hinting at a shift in the wind direction.
- Photographers marveled at the unusual beauty of cirrocumulus clouds resembling waves of white foam suspended in the sky.