Examples of “cirrus” in a Sentence

noun A high-level cloud made up of thin, delicate white filaments, wisps or narrow bands.

• Streaks of cirrus stretched across the pale blue sky.
• The pilot climbed above a thin layer of cirrus before leveling off.
• Forecasters watched the cirrus thicken ahead of the approaching front.

noun A thin, thread-like appendage found on certain plants and animals, such as a tendril, a whisker-like barbel, or a small hair-like structure.

• The vine's cirrus wound tightly around the trellis wire.
• Under the microscope, the cirri on the tiny crustacean beat in unison.
• The fish uses its cirri to feel for food along the riverbed.