Meanings
- climatologya cloud species which consists of rounded lens shaped of cloud, often forming near mountains. Associated with cirrocumulus, and altocumulus, and sometimes stratocumulus genera.
Synonyms: lenticular cloud
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna cloud species which consists of rounded lens shaped of cloud, often forming near mountains. Associated with cirrocumulus, and altocumulus, and sometimes stratocumulus genera.
Origin
- Latinlēns“lentil”
- Latinlenticula
- Medieval Latinlenticulāris“lentil-shaped”
- Englishlenticularis
From Medieval Latin lenticulāris (“lentil-shaped”), from Latin lenticula, from lēns + -cula, ultimately from Latin lēns (“lentil”).
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lenticularis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lenticularis
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