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altocumulus

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al·to·cu·mu·lus  (lt-kymy-ls)
n.
A cloud formation of rounded, fleecy, white or gray masses.
[Latin altus, high; see al-2 in Indo-European roots + cumulus.]
altocumulus [ˌæltəʊˈkjuːmjʊləs]
n pl -li [-laɪ]
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a globular cloud at an intermediate height of about 2400 to 6000 metres (8000 to 20 000 feet)
altocumulus  (lt-kymy-ls)
Plural altocumuli (lt-kymy-l)
A mid-altitude cloud composed of fleecy white or gray patches or bands. Altocumulus clouds generally form between 2,000 and 6,100 m (6,560 and 20,000 ft). See illustration at cloud.
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Noun1.altocumulus - a cumulus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 milesaltocumulus - a cumulus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles
altocumulus cloud
cumulus, cumulus cloud - a globular cloud
Translations
altocumulus [ˌæltəʊˈkjuːmjʊləs] N (altocumuli (pl)) [ˌæltəʊˈkjuːmjʊlaɪ] → altocúmulo m
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CAPTION(S): EVENING GLOW: Brian Hutchinson of Hartburn, Stockton, photographed this spectacular sky of altocumulus clouds in Hartburn, left; GO WITH THE FLOW: Young photographer, Laina Christie, aged ten, captured this peaceful stream and woodland near Osmotherley, below; NATURE: A Mistle Thrush in the snow, photographed by Brian Swales of Letch Lane, Stockton, on January 3, above.
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Divided into sections devoted to low, middle, and high clouds, this field guide to the sky includes such details as that cumulonimbus clouds are ferocious storm producers, that altocumulus lenticularis clouds look like UFOs, and that cirrostratus clouds have a tendency for form halos.
The Cloudspotter's Guide by Science News
Thus, altocumulus is a puffy cloud at high altitude and cumulonimbus is a cumulus cloud that rains.
Clouds by Science Weekly
 
 
 
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