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CIRROCUMULUS [1 record]

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Record 1 2025-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Universal entry(ies)
Cc
correct, symbol
DEF

… a small, billowed, high-altitude cloud appearing as a thick, white patch without shadows, composed of very small elements in the form of grains [or] ripples [and that] may be composed of highly supercooled water droplets, as well as small ice crystals, or a mixture of both ...

Key term(s)
  • cirro cumulus

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Cc
correct, symbol
DEF

Petit nuage de haute altitude, ondulé, se présentant comme une tache blanche épaisse sans ombres, composé de très petits éléments sous forme de grains ou d'ondulations et qui peut être composé de gouttelettes d'eau fortement surfondues, ainsi que de petits cristaux de glace, ou d'un mélange de ces deux types d'éléments.

OBS

cirrocumulus : Cette graphie, puisée du document intitulé «Les rectifications de l'orthographe» du Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert.

Key term(s)
  • cirro cumulus

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Cc
correct, symbol
DEF

Banco, capa delgada o sábana de nubes blancas, sin sombras, compuestas por elementos muy pequeños en forma de granos, ondulaciones, etc., unidos o separados y distribuidos con mayor o menor regularidad; la mayoría de los elementos tienen una anchura aparente inferior a un grado.

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