Meanings
nounmammatus cloud (plural mammatus clouds)
plural mammatus clouds
- climatologyA cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud.
Synonyms: mammatocumulus, mammatus
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud.
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Translations
French nuage mammatus
- nuage mammatusTranslations
Korean 젖구름
- 젖구름 (jeotgureum)Translations
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mammatus cloud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammatus%20cloud
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“mammatus cloud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammatus%20cloud. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mammatus cloud,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammatus%20cloud.
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