CIRRIFORM

Meaning of CIRRIFORM in English

/sir"euh fawrm'/ , adj.

of or pertaining to clouds composed of ice crystals, as cirrus, cirrostratus, and cirrocumulus clouds.

[ 1805-15; CIRRI- + -FORM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

CIRRIFORM — ˈsirəˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: cirr- + -form : having the form of a cirrus : slender and prolonged and usually curved …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CIRRIFORM — (a.) Formed like a cirrus or tendril; -- said of appendages of both animals and plants.
Английский словарь Webster
CIRRIFORM — ( a. ) Formed like a cirrus or tendril; -- said of appendages of both animals and plants.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CIRRIFORM — adj formed like a cirrus or tendril; said of appendages of both animals and plants.
Webster English vocab
CIRRIFORM — Clouds composed of small particles, mostly ice crystals. Because the particles are fairly widely dispersed, this usually results in relative …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
CIRRIFORM — усиковидный
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CIRRIFORM — усиковидный
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CIRROBRANCHIATA — (n. pl.) A division of Mollusca having slender, cirriform appendages near the mouth; the Scaphopoda.
Английский словарь Webster
CIRROBRANCHIATA — ( n. pl. ) A division of Mollusca having slender, cirriform appendages near the mouth; the Scaphopoda.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CIRRUS — /sir"euhs/ , n. , pl. cirrus for 1, cirri /sir"uy/ for 2, 3. 1. Meteorol. a. a cloud of a …
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CIRROCUMULUS — — cirrocumular, cirrocumulative /sir'oh kyooh"myeuh lay'tiv, -leuh tiv/ , cirrocumulous , adj. /sir'oh kyooh"myeuh leuhs/ , n. , pl. cirrocumulus …
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CAPILLATUS — /kap'euh lay"teuhs/ , adj. (of a cumulonimbus cloud) having a cirriform upper portion that resembles an anvil or a disorderly …
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CALVUS — /kal"veuhs/ , adj. Meteorol. (of a cumulonimbus cloud) having its upper portion changing from a rounded, cumuliform shape to a …
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CIRROBRANCHIATA — noun ·pl a division of mollusca having slender, cirriform appendages near the mouth; the scaphopoda.
Webster English vocab
SUN DOG — Either of two colored luminous spots that appear at roughly 22° on both sides of the sun at the same …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
PARHELION — The scientific name for sun dogs. Either of two colored luminous spots that appear at roughly 22 degrees on both …
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ICE CRYSTALS — Precipitation in the form of slowly falling, singular or unbranched ice needles, columns, or plates. They make up cirriform clouds, …
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HIGH CLOUDS — A term used to signify cirriform clouds that are composed of ice crystals and generally have bases above 20,000 feet. …
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CUMULONIMBUS — A vertically developed cumulus cloud, often capped by an anvil-shaped cirriform cloud. Also called a thunderstorm cloud, it is frequently …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
CIRROSTRATUS — A cirriform cloud that develops from cirrus spreading out into a thin layer, creating a flat sheetlike appearance. It can …
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CIRROCUMULUS — A cirriform cloud with vertical development, appearing as a thin sheet of small white puffs which give it a rippled …
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УСИКОВИДНЫЙ — 1) antennatus 2) cirriform 3) tendril-shaped
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