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Definitions for cirrocumulus
ˌsɪr oʊˈkyu myə ləs; -ˌlaɪcir·rocu·mu·lus

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cirrocumulus, cirrocumulus cloudnoun

    a cloud at a high altitude consisting of a series of regularly arranged small clouds resembling ripples

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  1. cirrocumulusnoun

    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. Abbreviated Cc.

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  1. cirrocumulus

    Cirrocumulus is a type of high-altitude cloud, usually occurring at a height above 20,000 feet (6,000 meters). They are small, white, rounded clouds that often appear in long rows with blue sky visible in between. They are typically composed of ice crystals and appear in patterns or ripples across the sky.

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  1. Cirrocumulus

    Cirrocumulus is one of the three main genus-types of high-altitude tropospheric clouds, which also includes cirrus and cirrostratus. They usually occur at an altitude of 5 kilometres to 12 kilometres. Like lower altitude cumuliform and stratocumuliform clouds, cirrocumulus signifies convection. Unlike other high cirrus and cirrostratus, cirrocumulus includes a small amount of liquid water droplets, although these are in a supercooled state. Ice crystals are the predominant component, and typically, the ice crystals cause the supercooled water drops in the cloud to rapidly freeze, transforming the cirrocumulus into cirrostratus. This process can also produce precipitation in the form of a virga consisting of ice or snow. Thus cirrocumulus clouds are usually short-lived. They usually only form as part of a short-lived transitionary phase within an area of cirrus clouds and can also form briefly as a result of the breaking up of part of a cumulonimbus anvil. Properly, the term cirrocumulus refers to each cloud, but is typically also used to refer to an entire patch of cirrocumulus. When used in this way, each cirrocumulus element is referred to as a "cloudlet".

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cirrocumulus in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cirrocumulus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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