Complete Definition of "altocumulus"

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Noun
en-noun|altocumuli

#{ {physics}} Meteorology. A principal medium-level cloud type, white and/or gray in color, which occurs as a layer or patch with a waved aspect, the elements of which appear as laminae, rounded masses, or rolls. These elements usually are sharply outlined, but they may become partly fibrous or diffuse; they may or may not be merged; they generally have shadowed parts; and, by convection, when observed at an angle of more than 30° above the horizon, subtend an angle between 1 degrees and 5 degrees. (Abbreviated Ac.)

Source: FM 3-6 Field Behavior of NBC Agents.

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Croatian: t-|hr|altokumulus|m
Russian: в��око-к��ева� (vysoko-ku�evája) f

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