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accessory cloud en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A small cloud formation which is found attached to, or close by, a major cloud of one of the cloud genera, which is responsible for its development and continuance.
    • Pileus An accessory cloud of small horizontal extent, in the form of a cap or hood above the top or attached to the upper part of a cumuliform cloud, which often penetrates it. 1982, Michele G. Melaragno, Wind in architectural and environmental design, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, →ISBN:

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