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# cirrus

noun (cirrus, cirrus clouds; plural cirri)

«cirrus» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Cirrus is a thin, wispy, white cloud high up in the sky, made of tiny ice crystals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cirrus/#m1)
2. Cirrus clouds can look like feathers or horses' tails. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cirrus/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography and science lessons on weather, cirrus is one of the main cloud types: high and thin. They often mean fair weather, but can show that the weather will change in a day or so. The word comes from Latin for a curl of hair.

### Examples

- Thin cirrus clouds streaked across the blue sky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cirrus/#x1)
- Cirrus clouds are made of ice crystals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cirrus/#x2)
- Cirrus clouds are the highest common clouds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cirrus/#x3)
- Some people call cirrus clouds «mares' tails». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cirrus/#x4)
- Draw a cirrus cloud on your weather chart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cirrus/#x5)
- Cirrus clouds can mean the weather will change soon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cirrus/#x6)

### Note

A science word; usually used as «cirrus clouds». Compare: cumulus (fluffy heaps), stratus (flat grey layers), cumulonimbus (tall storm clouds).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cirrus» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cirrus/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cirrus» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cirrus.html) on Mova free.