altocumulus
noun
al·to·cu·mu·lus
ˌal-tō-ˈkyü-myə-ləs 
plural altocumuli
ˌal-tō-ˈkyü-myə-ˌlī
-ˌlē
: a fleecy mid-altitude cloud formation consisting of large whitish globular masses with shaded portions see cloud illustration
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The altocumulus floccus clouds, though, showed that a combination of instability (due to the puffy nature of the clouds) and moisture (the clouds already being there) were already present by Wednesday morning.
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Chris Bianchi, The Denver Post, 3 June 2020
Mid-level clouds are usually gray and are identified as either altocumulus, altostratus, or nimbostratus.
—Catherine Zuckerman, National Geographic, 24 Apr. 2019
Chris Bianchi, The Denver Post, 3 June 2020
Mid-level clouds are usually gray and are identified as either altocumulus, altostratus, or nimbostratus.
—Catherine Zuckerman, National Geographic, 24 Apr. 2019
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altocumulus
noun
al·to·cu·mu·lus
ˌal-tō-ˈkyü-myə-ləs
: a fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish globular masses with shaded portions
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