cirrocumulus

English
Typical cirrocumulus cloud.

Noun

cirrocumulus (plural cirrocumuli)

  1. (physics, meteorology) 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.

Translations

References
  • Source: FM 3-6 Field Behavior of NBC Agents.

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsirːoˌkumulus/, [ˈs̠irːo̞ˌkumulus̠]
  • Hyphenation: cir‧ro‧cu‧mu‧lus

Noun

cirrocumulus

  1. Synonym of palleropilvi (“cirrocumulus”)

Declension
Inflection of cirrocumulus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative cirrocumulus cirrocumulukset
genitive cirrocumuluksen cirrocumulusten
cirrocumuluksien
partitive cirrocumulusta cirrocumuluksia
illative cirrocumulukseen cirrocumuluksiin
singular plural
nominative cirrocumulus cirrocumulukset
accusative nom. cirrocumulus cirrocumulukset
gen. cirrocumuluksen
genitive cirrocumuluksen cirrocumulusten
cirrocumuluksien
partitive cirrocumulusta cirrocumuluksia
inessive cirrocumuluksessa cirrocumuluksissa
elative cirrocumuluksesta cirrocumuluksista
illative cirrocumulukseen cirrocumuluksiin
adessive cirrocumuluksella cirrocumuluksilla
ablative cirrocumulukselta cirrocumuluksilta
allative cirrocumulukselle cirrocumuluksille
essive cirrocumuluksena cirrocumuluksina
translative cirrocumulukseksi cirrocumuluksiksi
instructive — cirrocumuluksin
abessive cirrocumuluksetta cirrocumuluksitta
comitative — cirrocumuluksineen
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