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cirrostratus cloud

/ˌsɪrəʊˈstrɑːtəs klaʊd/

Traduction: Nuage élevé, mince et blanchâtre, composé de cristaux de glace, couvrant souvent tout le ciel et pouvant créer un effet de halo autour du soleil ou de la lune.

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/ˌsɪrəʊˈstrɑːtəs klaʊd/C1formalscientific
  • frNuage élevé, mince et blanchâtre, composé de cristaux de glace, couvrant souvent tout le ciel et pouvant créer un effet de halo autour du soleil ou de la lune.

A high-altitude, thin, whitish cloud layer composed of ice crystals, often covering the entire sky and sometimes producing a halo effect around the sun or moon.

  1. High-altitude cloud typeC1formal

    A thin, whitish cloud layer composed of ice crystals, often covering the entire sky and creating a halo around the sun or moon.

    frcirrostratus

    • The sky was covered by a cirrostratus cloud, indicating a change in weather.
    • A halo around the moon is often caused by cirrostratus clouds.
    • Meteorologists observed a thin layer of cirrostratus clouds at high altitude.