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noun, plural cir·rus for 1, cir·ri 
[sir-ahy] for 2, 3.
[sir-ahy] for 2, 3. 1.
Meteorology.
a.
a cloud of a class characterized by thin white filaments or narrow bands and a composition of ice crystals: of high altitude, about 20,000–40,000 feet (6000–12,000 meters).
b.
a cirriform cloud.
2.
Botany. a tendril.
3.
Zoology.
a.
a filament or slender appendage serving as a foot, tentacle, barbel, etc.
b.
the male copulatory organ of flatworms and various other invertebrates.
Origin:
1700–10; < Latin: a curl, tuft, plant filament like a tuft of hair
1700–10; < Latin: a curl, tuft, plant filament like a tuft of hair
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Cirrus
is always a great word to know.
So is special marine warning. Does it mean:
| the science of measuring the speed of wind |
| a warning of high-wind conditions at sea that are expected to last for up to two hours, and generally result of thunderstorms or squall lines |
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Word Origin & History
cirrus
1708, "curl-like fringe or tuft," from L. cirrus "a lock of hair, tendril, curl, ringlet of hair; the fringe of a garment." In meteorology, cirrus clouds attested from 1803. So called from fancied resemblance of shape.
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Science Dictionary
| cirrus (sîr'əs) Pronunciation Key
Plural cirri (sîr'ī') A high-altitude cloud composed of feathery white patches or bands of ice crystals. Cirrus clouds generally form between 6,100 and 12,200 m (20,000 and 40,000 ft). See illustration at cloud. |
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