cirrus
21Cirrus — Der Begriff Cirrus [ˈtsɪrʊs] stammt aus dem lateinischen und bedeutet dort Locke, Haarlocke. Mit Cirrus bezeichnet man: Cirrus (Zoologie), einen Körperanhang bzw. Körperanhänge (Cirren) verschiedener Tiere Cirrus (Raketentyp), ein deutscher… …
22Cirrus VK-30 — VK 30 Role amateur built airplane National origin United States Manufactur …
23Cirrus — Cloud Cloud (kloud), n. [Prob. fr. AS. cl[=u]d a rock or hillock, the application arising from the frequent resemblance of clouds to rocks or hillocks in the sky or air.] 1. A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the… …
24cirrus — Synonyms and related words: Cloudcuckooland, alto cumulus, alto stratus, animal fiber, anvil cloud, artificial fiber, banner cloud, billowy cloud, cap cloud, capillament, cilium, cirro cumulus, cirro fillum, cirro nebula, cirro stratus, cirro… …
25cirrus — Thin, separated or detached clouds appearing in all seasons. They are often feathery, fibrous, or tufted in appearance. They are high clouds, which occur at above 20,000 ft (6 km) height. Cirrus clouds are composed of thin crystals or needles of… …
26cirrus — Multiarticulate food gathering appendage of thoracic region of cirriped, normally one of six pairs, each with two long hairy rami curled towards mouth [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. Penes; specialized reproductive organ of pentastomids; the term… …
27cirrus — (si rrus ) s. m. Terme de météorologie. Nom d une des trois formes principales présentées par les nuages, et que les marins appellent queue de chat. Les cirrus sont formés par un ensemble de filaments analogues à un pinceau délié, à des cheveux… …
28cirrus — UK [ˈsɪrəs] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms cirrus : singular cirrus plural cirri UK [ˈsɪraɪ] / US science a type of thin cloud found very high in the sky …
29cirrus — n.; pl. cirri [L. cirrus, curl] 1. Any slender, usually flexible structure or appendage. 2. Has been used for hair on appendages of insects and male copulatory organs in various invertebrates. 3. (ANNELIDA: Polychaeta) Small, tentacle like… …
30cirrus — /sir euhs/, n., pl. cirrus for 1, cirri /sir uy/ for 2, 3. 1. Meteorol. a. a cloud of a class characterized by thin white filaments or narrow bands and a composition of ice crystals: of high altitude, ab. 20,000 40,000 ft. (6000 12,000 m). b. a… …
