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Weather Glossary - Cirrus

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Cirrus

A high cloud composed of ice crystals in the form of thin, white, featherlike clouds in patches, filaments, or narrow bands.

More Glossary Terms:
Ceiling
Ceilometer
Celsius Scale
Cirrocumulus
Cirrostratus
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Climatology
Cloudburst
Cold Advection
Cold Front

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