cirrose
adjective
having a cirrus or cirri.
cirrous
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a variation of
cirrose.
Example Sentences
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Contrary winds had given place to favorable winds, and some clouds scattered in the zenith under the cirrous form, indicated that they would blow steadily for at least a certain time.
From Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen by Jules Verne
This connection of the polar light with the most delicate cirrous clouds deserves special attention, because it shows that the electro-magnetic evolution of light is a part of a meteorological process.
From COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 by Alexander von Humboldt
Farquharson on the connection of cirrous clouds with the Aurora, 197; its altitude, 199.
From COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 by Alexander von Humboldt
