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lenticular cloud

American  

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

The lenticular cloud in photographs is a textbook example.

From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2023

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

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2023

The backlit lenticular cloud is totally stunning, and its coloring is contrasted nicely by the monochrome mountain and all its craggy, cloudy details.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2022

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2022

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