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Meaning of cirrocumulus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/ˌsɪr.oʊˈkjuː.mjə.ləs/

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Ελληνικά θυσανοσωρείτης
Español cirrocúmulo
Suomi palleropilvi
Français cirrocumulus
Italiano cirrocumulo
日本語 巻積雲 鯖雲 鰯雲
한국어 권적운

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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