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ALTOCUMULUS (altocumuli)
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Irregular inflected form: altocumuli
Dictionary entry overview: What does altocumulus mean?
• ALTOCUMULUS (noun)
The noun ALTOCUMULUS has 1 sense:
1. a cumulus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles
Familiarity information: ALTOCUMULUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cumulus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
altocumulus; altocumulus cloud
Hypernyms ("altocumulus" is a kind of...):
cumulus; cumulus cloud (a globular cloud)
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