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cir·rus
(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.]
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cirrus
(ˈsɪrəs)n, pl -ri (-raɪ)
1. (Physical Geography) meteorol a thin wispy fibrous cloud at high altitudes, composed of ice particles
2. (Botany) a plant tendril or similar part
3. (Zoology) zoology
a. 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
[C18: from Latin: curl, tuft, fringe]
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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]
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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.
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cirrus
Light, feather-shaped white clouds that usually form at 4–6 mi (7.6–10km).
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Noun | 1. | cirrus - usually coiled tendril - 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) cloud - a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude mare's tail - a long narrow flowing cirrus cloud | |
3. | cirrus - a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile |
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cirrus
n pl <cirri> → Zirruswolke f
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