false cirrus

false cir·rus
UK/ˌfɔːls ˈsɪɹəs/UK/ˌfɒls-/US/ˌfɔls ˈsɪɹəs/US, cot caught merger/ˌfɑls-/

noun

A cloud formation that visually resembles but is not a true cirrus cloud, such as a cloud having high, wispy features due to various atmospheric conditions.

Similar
pseudocirrus
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Meanings

nounfalse cirrus (plural false cirri)

plural false cirri

  1. climatologyA cloud formation that visually resembles but is not a true cirrus cloud, such as a cloud having high, wispy features due to various atmospheric conditions.

    Synonyms: pseudocirrus

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cloud formation that visually resembles but is not a true cirrus cloud, such as a cloud having high, wispy features due to various atmospheric conditions.

Similar
pseudocirrus
Also see
pseudocirrus

Origin

From false + cirrus.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with false cirrus

cirruscirrousstratocirrus
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Cite this entry
APA

false cirrus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20cirrus

MLA

“false cirrus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20cirrus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “false cirrus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20cirrus.

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