cirrocumulus

== English == === Etymology === From cirro- +‎ cumulus, coined by the British chemist and amateur meteorologist Luke Howard (1772–1864): see the 1803 quotation. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsɪɹə(ʊ)ˈkjuːmjʊləs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɪɹoʊˈkjumjələs/ Rhymes: -uːmjʊləs Hyphenation: cir‧ro‧cu‧mu‧lus === Noun === cirrocumulus (plural cirrocumuli) (meteorology, physics) A principal high-level cloud type appearing as a thin, white patch of cloud without shadows, composed of very small droplets in the form of grains or ripples. The elements may be merged or separate, and more or less regularly arranged; they subtend an angle of less than 1° when observed at an angle of more than 30° above the horizon. Holes or rifts often occur in a sheet of cirrocumulus. Synonym: (abbreviation) Cc ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === cirrocumulus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “cirro-cumulus, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2025. == Finnish == === Etymology === From New Latin cirrocumulus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsirːoˌkumulus/, [ˈs̠irːo̞ˌkumulus̠] Rhymes: -umulus === Noun === cirrocumulus synonym of palleropilvi (“cirrocumulus”) ==== Declension ====