- cirrus cir·rus n
- ['sɪrəs] ['sɪraɪ]
cirri pl Met cirro
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cirrus cir·rus n
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cir|rus — «SIHR uhs», noun, plural cir|ri. 1. a thin, fleecy white cloud of ice crystals formed very high in the air. It gives the appearance of diverging filaments or wisps, and often resembles curls or locks of hair or wool. 2. Zoology. any one of… … Useful english dictionary
cu|mu|lo-cir|rus — «KYOO myuh loh SIHR uhs», noun, plural cir|ri « SIHR y». a cloud that is partly cumulus and partly cirrus … Useful english dictionary
Cirrus — Cir rus, n.; pl. {Cirri}. [L., lock, curl, ringlet.] [Also written {cirrhus}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A tendril or clasper. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A soft tactile appendage of the mantle of many Mollusca, and of the parapodia of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cirrus — cir•rus [[t]ˈsɪr əs[/t]] n. pl. cir•ri [[t]ˈsɪr aɪ[/t]] . 1) mer a high altitude cloud composed of ice crystals and characterized by thin white filaments or narrow bands 2) bot a tendril 3) zool. a) a filament or slender appendage serving as a… … From formal English to slang
cirrus — cir|rus Mot Pla Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català
cirrus — cir|rus [ˈsırəs] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: curl ] a form of cloud that is light and shaped like feathers, high in the sky … Dictionary of contemporary English
cirrus — cir|rus [ sırəs ] noun uncount TECHNICAL a type of thin cloud found very high in the sky … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cirrus — cir·rus … English syllables
cirrus — 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] * * * cir·rus sir əs n, pl cir·ri si(ə)r .ī a slender usu. flexible animal appendage: as … Medical dictionary
Strato-cirrus — Stra to cir rus, n. [Stratus + cirrus.] (Meteor.) An alto stratus cloud. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cirrhus — Cirrus Cir rus, n.; pl. {Cirri}. [L., lock, curl, ringlet.] [Also written {cirrhus}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A tendril or clasper. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A soft tactile appendage of the mantle of many Mollusca, and of the parapodia of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
