false cirrus

English

Noun

false cirrus (plural false cirruses)

  1. a term used within the field of meteorology to describe cloud formations that visually resemble cirrus clouds but are not true cirrus clouds. These may include clouds that are primarily of other types but have high, wispy features due to various atmospheric conditions.
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