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NACREOUS CLOUD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nacreous cloud mean?
• NACREOUS CLOUD (noun)
The noun NACREOUS CLOUD has 1 sense:
1. a luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon
Familiarity information: NACREOUS CLOUD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
mother-of-pearl cloud; nacreous cloud
Hypernyms ("nacreous cloud" is a kind of...):
cloud (a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude)
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