mother-of-pearl cloud

noun

A rare kind of high-altitude cloud having a nacreous appearance.

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nacreous cloud
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Meanings

nounmother-of-pearl cloud (plural mother-of-pearl clouds)

plural mother-of-pearl clouds

  1. climatologyA rare kind of high-altitude cloud having a nacreous appearance.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon

Similar
nacreous cloud
Broader
cloud
Also see
nacreous cloudpolar stratospheric cloud

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Estonian polaarstratosfääripilv
  • polaarstratosfääripilvcloud
Finnish helmiäispilvi, polaaristratosfääripilvi
  • helmiäispilvicloud
  • polaaristratosfääripilvicloud
Korean 진주운
  • 진주운 (jinju'un)cloud
Cite this entry
APA

mother-of-pearl cloud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mother-of-pearl%20cloud

MLA

“mother-of-pearl cloud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mother-of-pearl%20cloud. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mother-of-pearl cloud,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mother-of-pearl%20cloud.

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