polar stratospheric cloud

noun

A relatively rare type of clouds that occurs high in the stratosphere; polar stratospheric clouds often resemble mother-of-pearl as they shine in vivid colours, known as irisation

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mother-of-pearl cloudnacreous cloud
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Meanings

nounpolar stratospheric cloud (plural polar stratospheric clouds)

plural polar stratospheric clouds

  1. climatologyA relatively rare type of clouds that occurs high in the stratosphere; polar stratospheric clouds often resemble mother-of-pearl as they shine in vivid colours, known as irisation

    Synonyms: mother-of-pearl cloud, nacreous cloud

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA relatively rare type of clouds that occurs high in the stratosphere; polar stratospheric clouds often resemble mother-of-pearl as they shine in vivid colours, known as irisation

Similar
mother-of-pearl cloudnacreous cloud
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