nubilus The above is the Latin for cloudy, overcast. cloud (n.) - nubes, nubis (f.), pl. nubes (clouds)
Nimbus is the word for cloud in latin.
Nimbus is Latin for rainstorm, as in Cumulonimbus
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Clouds that look like cotton are called cumulus clouds. The word cumulus means "heap" in Latin.
The Latin meaning of the word "cirrus" is "ringlets." It is used to describe wispy- or curly-looking thin, light gray or white clouds.
Cirrus. Cirrus clouds are wispy or curly. Cirrus means "wispy."
Cirrus in Latin means curl or curly hair and describes wispy clouds.
Cirrus in Latin means curl or curly hair and describes wispy clouds.
Clouds that form in flat layers are known as Stratus clouds, from the Latin word strato, meaning" spread out."
The word "stratocumulus" is a term in meteorology and science used to describe low, dark clouds that cover the sky. The word is actually of Latin origin so it means the same in Latin as it does in English.
The word "cirrus" is a term in meteorology and science used to describe high, thin clouds . The word actually come from Latin origin, where it literally means "curl".
A Roman would probably have used the word tenuis.The word "cirrus," used in English to describe wispy clouds, is from the Latin word cirrus, meaning "a tuft or curl [of hair]; a crest [of feathers]; a fringe [on clothing]." The corresponding Latin adjective is cirratus, "curly; fringed."
Layered clouds, cirrocumulus clouds, are high level clouds. They form above 20,000 feet where it is cold. They are composed of ice crystals.