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cir·rus C0213300 (sîr′əs)n. pl. cir·ri (sîr′ī′) 1. A high-altitude cloud composed of narrow bands or patches of thin, generally white, fleecy parts.2. Biology a. A tendril.b. A slender flexible appendage, such as a tuft of fused cilia of certain protozoans or one of the feathery appendages of a barnacle. [Latin, curl of hair.]cirrus (ˈsɪrəs) n, pl -ri (-raɪ) 1. (Physical Geography) meteorol a thin wispy fibrous cloud at high altitudes, composed of ice particles2. (Botany) a plant tendril or similar part3. (Zoology) zoology a. a slender tentacle or filament in barnacles and other marine invertebratesb. a hairlike structure in other animals, such as a filament on the appendage of an insect or a barbel of a fish[C18: from Latin: curl, tuft, fringe]cir•rus (ˈsɪr əs) n., pl. cir•ri (ˈsɪr aɪ) . 1. a high-altitude cloud composed of ice crystals and characterized by thin white filaments or narrow bands. 2. a tendril. 3. a. a filament or slender appendage serving as a foot, tentacle, barbel, etc. b. the male copulatory organ of flatworms and various invertebrates. [1700–10; < Latin: a curl, tuft, plant filament] cir·rus (sîr′əs) A cloud formation made up of feathery white patches, bands, or streamers of ice crystals. Cirrus clouds form at upper levels of the atmosphere.cirrusLight, feather-shaped white clouds that usually form at 4–6 mi (7.6–10km).ThesaurusNoun | 1. | cirrus - usually coiled cirrhustendril - slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support | | 2. | cirrus - a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles)cirrus cloudcloud - a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitudemare's tail - a long narrow flowing cirrus cloud | | 3. | cirrus - a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactileappendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" | Translationscirrocirrocirroперистаяперистыйcirrus
cirrus1. Meteorol a thin wispy fibrous cloud at high altitudes, composed of ice particles 2. a plant tendril or similar part 3. Zoologya. a slender tentacle or filament in barnacles and other marine invertebrates b. a hairlike structure in other animals, such as a filament on the appendage of an insect or a barbel of a fish cirrus[′sir·əs] (invertebrate zoology) The conical locomotor structure composed of fused cilia in hypotrich protozoans. Any of the jointed thoracic appendages of barnacles. Any hairlike tuft on insect appendages. The male copulatory organ in some mollusks and trematodes. (vertebrate zoology) Any of the tactile barbels of certain fishes. (zoology) A tendrillike animal appendage. cirrus (Ci)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 ice, not droplets of water. These clouds are represented on the weather map by symbols like and . The former means that the amount of cirrus is not increasing, whereas the latter means that it is a dense cirrus cloud but it does not form an anvil of a cumulonimbus cloud.cirrus
cir·rus, pl. cir·ri (sir'rŭs, -rī), A structure formed from a cluster or tuft of fused cilia, constituting one of the sensory or locomotor organs of certain ciliate protozoa. [L. a curl] cirrus (sîr′əs)n. pl. cirri (sîr′ī′) Biology a. A tendril.b. A slender flexible appendage, such as a tuft of fused cilia of certain protozoans or one of the feathery appendages of a barnacle.CIRRUS
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CIRRUS➣Chemistry Internet Resource for Research by Undergraduate Students (Pacific Lutheran University; Tacoma, WA) | CIRRUS➣Clouds, Infrared, Real for Use In Simulations |
cirrus Related to cirrus: cirrus cloudSynonyms for cirrusnoun usually coiledSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles)SynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insectsRelated Words- appendage
- outgrowth
- process
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