altocumulus

altocumulus
A principal medium-level cloud type, white and/or gray in color, which occurs as a layer or patch with a waved aspect, the elements of which appear as laminae, rounded masses, or rolls. These elements usually are sharply outlined, but they may become partly fibrous or diffuse; they may or may not be merged; they generally have shadowed parts; and, by convection, when observed at an angle of more than 30° above the horizon, subtend an angle between 1 degrees and 5 degrees. (Abbreviated Ac.)

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  • altocumulus — [ altokymylys ] n. m. • 1890; du lat. altus « haut » et cumulus ♦ Météor. Nuage moyen (2 000 6 000 m), formant une couche de lamelles ou de flocons assez réguliers disposés en files ou en groupes. ● altocumulus nom masculin Ensemble de nuages… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Altocumulus —   [lateinisch] der, /...li, Altokumulus, eine Wolkengattung, Wolken …   Universal-Lexikon

  • altocumulus — [al΄tō kyo͞o′myo͞o ləs, al΄tō kyo͞o′myələs] n. [ ALTO + CUMULUS] the type of white or gray cloud that resembles a sharply defined, wavy patch, found at intermediate altitudes and consisting of small water droplets: see CLOUD …   English World dictionary

  • Altocumulus — Wolken: Klassifikation Gattungen Cirrus Ci Cirrocumulus Cc Cirrostratus Cs Altocumulus Ac Altostratus As Stratocumulus Sc Stratus St Cumulus Cu Nimbostratus …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • altocumulus — /al toh kyooh myeuh leuhs/, n., pl. altocumulus. Meteorol. a cloud of a class characterized by globular masses or rolls in layers or patches, the individual elements being larger and darker than those of cirrocumulus and smaller than those of… …   Universalium

  • altocumulus — Elliptical globular cloud units occurring individually or in groups. They may have gray shading on their undersurface. Most individual clouds are frequently elongated elliptical or lenticular units and are distinguished from cumulus by their… …   Aviation dictionary

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