cirrus cloud

  • 31Cirrus spissatus — Abréviation METAR Ci spi Symbole Classification Famille A (Étage supérieur) …

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  • 32Cirrus floccus — Cirrus spissatus Fichier:Cirrus8 grand 1 .jpg Abréviation METAR Ci flo Symbole Classification Famille A (Étage supérieur) …

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  • 33Cirrus vertebratus — Abréviation METAR Ci ve Symbole Classification Famille A (Étage supérieur) …

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  • 34Cirrus fibratus — Fichier:Cirrus5 grand 1 .jpg Abréviation METAR Ci fib Symbole Classification Famille A (Étage supérieur) …

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  • 35cirrus — [sir′əs] n. [L, a lock, curl, tendril ] 1. pl. cirri [sir′ī΄] Biol. a) a plant tendril b) a flexible, threadlike tentacle or appendage, as the feelers of certain organisms c) a cone shaped cluster of fused cilia, occurring in many species of… …

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  • 36Cloud species — are a set of fourteen tems used to describe the shape and structure of clouds. Each one has its name abbreviated to a three letter term. Cumulus Castellanus clouds Species Abbreviation Description Genera Calvus cal …

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  • 37Cloud albedo — is a measure of the albedo of a cloud higher values mean that the cloud reflects more solar radiation, or more radiation is transmitted. Cloud albedo varies from less than 10% to more than 90% and depends on drop sizes, liquid water or ice… …

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  • 38cloud — [kloud] n. [ME cloude, clude, orig., mass of rock, hence, mass of cloud < OE clud, mass of rock: for IE base see CLIMB] 1. a visible mass of tiny, condensed water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere: clouds are commonly… …

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  • 39Cirrus — Cir rus, n.; pl. {Cirri}. [L., lock, curl, ringlet.] [Also written {cirrhus}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A tendril or clasper. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A soft tactile appendage of the mantle of many Mollusca, and of the parapodia of… …

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  • 40cirrus — ► NOUN (pl. cirri) 1) cloud forming wispy streaks at high altitude. 2) Zoology & Botany a slender tendril or hair like filament. ORIGIN Latin, a curl …

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