Definition of altocumulus in English:

altocumulus

nounPlural altocumuli ˌaltəʊˈkjuːmjʊləsˌæltoʊˈkjumjələs

mass noun

Cloud forming a layer of rounded masses with a level base, occurring at medium altitude (typically 2 to 7 km, 6,500 to 23,000 ft)
高积云
a layer of altocumulus
count noun altocumuli moved across the sky
Example sentencesExamples
- The sun was just beginning to set in the distance, casting a hazy, pink glow over everything in sight as the altocumulus clouds slowly turned a soft orange.
- By the time we had a task and were ready to rock the wind had backed off to only 10 km/h, and with the sun being blocked from wide spread altocumulus clouds conditions suddenly were barely soarable.
- It is called altocumulus lenticularis - a lens-shaped cloud which people in New Zealand call hogs' backs.
- No altocumulus cloud anywhere in Earth's real atmosphere would be caught dead above 20,000 feet.
- It is caused by light shining through thin altocumulus, which causes the light to bend as it passes through the water droplets within the cloud.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin alto- (from Latin altus 'high') + cumulus.

Rhymes

cirrocumulus, cumulus, stratocumulus, tumulus

Definition of altocumulus in US English:

altocumulus

nounˌæltoʊˈkjumjələsˌaltōˈkyo͞omyələs

Cloud forming a layer of rounded masses with a level base, occurring at medium altitude, usually 6,500–23,000 feet (2–7 km)
高积云
a layer of altocumulus
count noun altocumuli moved across the sky
Example sentencesExamples
- It is called altocumulus lenticularis - a lens-shaped cloud which people in New Zealand call hogs' backs.
- No altocumulus cloud anywhere in Earth's real atmosphere would be caught dead above 20,000 feet.
- By the time we had a task and were ready to rock the wind had backed off to only 10 km/h, and with the sun being blocked from wide spread altocumulus clouds conditions suddenly were barely soarable.
- The sun was just beginning to set in the distance, casting a hazy, pink glow over everything in sight as the altocumulus clouds slowly turned a soft orange.
- It is caused by light shining through thin altocumulus, which causes the light to bend as it passes through the water droplets within the cloud.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin alto- (from Latin altus ‘high’) + cumulus.

单词	altocumulus
释义	Definition of altocumulus in English: altocumulus nounPlural altocumuli ˌaltəʊˈkjuːmjʊləsˌæltoʊˈkjumjələs mass noun Cloud forming a layer of rounded masses with a level base, occurring at medium altitude (typically 2 to 7 km, 6,500 to 23,000 ft) 高积云 a layer of altocumulus count noun altocumuli moved across the sky Example sentencesExamples The sun was just beginning to set in the distance, casting a hazy, pink glow over everything in sight as the altocumulus clouds slowly turned a soft orange. By the time we had a task and were ready to rock the wind had backed off to only 10 km/h, and with the sun being blocked from wide spread altocumulus clouds conditions suddenly were barely soarable. It is called altocumulus lenticularis - a lens-shaped cloud which people in New Zealand call hogs' backs. No altocumulus cloud anywhere in Earth's real atmosphere would be caught dead above 20,000 feet. It is caused by light shining through thin altocumulus, which causes the light to bend as it passes through the water droplets within the cloud. Origin Late 19th century: from modern Latin alto- (from Latin altus 'high') + cumulus. Rhymes cirrocumulus, cumulus, stratocumulus, tumulus Definition of altocumulus in US English: altocumulus nounˌæltoʊˈkjumjələsˌaltōˈkyo͞omyələs Cloud forming a layer of rounded masses with a level base, occurring at medium altitude, usually 6,500–23,000 feet (2–7 km) 高积云 a layer of altocumulus count noun altocumuli moved across the sky Example sentencesExamples It is called altocumulus lenticularis - a lens-shaped cloud which people in New Zealand call hogs' backs. No altocumulus cloud anywhere in Earth's real atmosphere would be caught dead above 20,000 feet. By the time we had a task and were ready to rock the wind had backed off to only 10 km/h, and with the sun being blocked from wide spread altocumulus clouds conditions suddenly were barely soarable. The sun was just beginning to set in the distance, casting a hazy, pink glow over everything in sight as the altocumulus clouds slowly turned a soft orange. It is caused by light shining through thin altocumulus, which causes the light to bend as it passes through the water droplets within the cloud. Origin Late 19th century: from modern Latin alto- (from Latin altus ‘high’) + cumulus.
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