- cirrocumulus mackerel
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Atmospheric Sciences (English-Chinese) dictionary. 2014.
cirrocumulus mackerel
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Cirrocumulus cloud — Cirrocumulus clouds on a summer afternoon Abbreviation CC[1] … Wikipedia
mackerel sky — n. A sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus clouds. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mackerel sky — n. a sky covered with rows of small, fleecy, cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds, suggesting the streaks on a mackerel s back … English World dictionary
cirrocumulus — [sir΄ō kyo͞o′myə ləs] n. the type of white cloud that resembles a small puff, flake, or streak, found at high altitudes and consisting of ice crystals and water droplets; mackerel sky: see CLOUD … English World dictionary
mackerel sky — noun Date: 1667 a sky covered with rows of altocumulus or cirrocumulus clouds resembling the patterns on a mackerel s back … New Collegiate Dictionary
mackerel sky — an extensive group of cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds, esp. when well marked in their arrangement: so called because of a resemblance to the scales on a mackerel. [1660 70] * * * … Universalium
mackerel sky — sky dappled with small cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds that look like the markings of mackerel … English contemporary dictionary
mackerel sky — A condition in which there are rows of altocumulus or cirrocumulus clouds in the sky, which look like scales of a mackerel fish … Aviation dictionary
mackerel sky — noun a sky dappled with rows of small white fleecy (typically cirrocumulus) clouds, like the pattern on a mackerel s back … English new terms dictionary
mackerel sky — mack′erel sky′ n. mer a sky marked by cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds scattered like the markings on a mackerel s back • Etymology: 1660–70 … From formal English to slang
mackerel sky — noun a sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus clouds • Hypernyms: ↑sky … Useful english dictionary
