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lenticular cloud

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noun

  1. a very smooth, round or oval, lens-shaped cloud that is often seen, singly or stacked in groups, near a mountain ridge.


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This amazing shot shows a double lenticular cloud lit up by the lava from the Villarrica volcano in Chile.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2025

In Gibraltar, an ever-present lenticular cloud known as the “Levanter” is a staple of the city’s skyscape.

From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2023

The wave-like pattern is known as a lenticular cloud.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2023

The Getty Center hovers at a hilltop over the 405 Freeway like a lenticular cloud.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2022

Standing at 6,500 feet, atop Paradise Basin, his goggles reflect a too-stunning-to-be-real image of the south face of Tahoma, a lenticular cloud doffing its cap over the summit.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2011