noun
cirrostratus
Cirrostratus (noun) means a high, pale, veil-like cloud that can cover the whole sky and sometimes creates a halo around the sun or moon.
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A high, pale, veil-like cloud that can cover the whole sky and sometimes creates a halo around the sun or moon.
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Etymology
From cirro- + stratus, coined by the British chemist and amateur meteorologist Luke Howard (1772–1864): see the 1803 quotation.
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"cirrostratus" (noun) means a high, pale, veil-like cloud that can cover the whole sky and sometimes creates a halo around the sun or moon.
