cirro-


  1. a combining form representing cirrus in compound words: cirrostratus.

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How to use cirro- in a sentence

  • This cloud may either evaporate or disappear, or it may pass to the cirrus, or sink lower and become a cirro-stratus.

    The Rain Cloud | Anonymous
  • The first is the cirro-cumulus, consisting of small roundish and well-defined masses, in close horizontal arrangement.

    The Rain Cloud | Anonymous
  • That afternoon we noticed very fine iridescent colouring in cirro-cumulus clouds as they crossed the sun.

    The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
  • Earlier in the year, a double corona had been seen when the moon was shining through cirro-cumulus clouds.

    The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
  • Through openings in these clouds an upper layer of cirro-stratus or alto-stratus may almost invariably be seen.

British Dictionary definitions for cirro-

cirro-

combining form
  1. indicating cirrus or cirri: cirrocumulus; cirriped

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