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cirrostratus.

A principal high-level cloud type appearing as a whitish veil, usually fibrous but sometimes smooth, which may totally cover the sky and which often produces halo phenomena.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌsɪɹə(ʊ)ˈstɹeɪtəs/Received-Pronunciation/-ˈstɹɑː-/Received-Pronunciation/ˌsɪɹoʊˈstɹeɪtəs/General-American/-ˈstɹɑ-/General-American
  1. A principal high-level cloud type appearing as a whitish veil, usually fibrous but sometimes smooth, which may totally cover the sky and which often produces halo phenomena.

Where this word comes from

From cirro- + stratus, coined by the British chemist and amateur meteorologist Luke Howard (1772–1864): see the 1803 quotation.

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