altocumulus

(ăl'tō-kyū'myə-ləs)
n.
A cloud formation of rounded, fleecy, white or gray masses.

[Latin altus, high + CUMULUS.]

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Elliptical globular cloud units occurring individually or in groups. They may have gray shading on their undersurface. Most individual clouds are frequently elongated elliptical or lenticular units and are distinguished from cumulus by their height and lack of vertical doming. Thin altocumulus clouds are represented on weather charts as .

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• Clouds - altocumulus: white, globular cloudlets that appear in broken patches at altitudes around 10,000 feet (3048 m), usu. producing rain showers

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See words rhyming with "altocumulus."