Meanings
nouncloud cover (uncountable)
- uncountableclimatologyThe percentage or fraction of the sky obscured by clouds.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
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Translations
Catalan nuvolositat
- nuvolositatcloud covering the sky
Czech oblačnost
- oblačnostcloud covering the sky
Finnish pilvipeite
- pilvipeitecloud covering the sky
German Bedeckung
- Bedeckungcloud covering the sky
Irish brat scamall
- brat scamallcloud covering the sky
Korean 운량
- 운량 (ullyang)cloud covering the sky
Norwegian Bokmål skydekke
- skydekkecloud covering the sky
Polish zachmurzenie
- zachmurzeniecloud covering the sky
Swedish molntäcke
- molntäckecloud covering the sky
Ukrainian хмарність
- хмарність (xmarnistʹ)cloud covering the sky
Welsh haen o gymylau
- haen o gymylaucloud covering the sky
Cite this entry
APA
cloud cover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloud%20cover
MLA
“cloud cover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloud%20cover. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cloud cover,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloud%20cover.
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