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ALTOCUMULUS (altocumuli)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does altocumulus mean? 

ALTOCUMULUS (noun)
  The noun ALTOCUMULUS has 1 sense:

1. a cumulus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 milesplay

  Familiarity information: ALTOCUMULUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ALTOCUMULUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A cumulus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

altocumulus; altocumulus cloud

Hypernyms ("altocumulus" is a kind of...):

cumulus; cumulus cloud (a globular cloud)


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