cirriform

[sir-uh-fawrm]

adjective

1. of or relating to clouds composed of ice crystals, as cirrus, cirrostratus, and cirrocumulus clouds.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cirriform¹

First recorded in 1805–15; cirri- + -form

Example Sentences

Like that song, The Clearing's cirriform melodies are best experienced on a coastal drive with the windows down and the wind blowing through your hair.

From BBC

The cirriform clouds which surrounded the balloon were found to have the structure of snow-flakes rather than that of ice-crystals.

From Project Gutenberg