altocumulus

IPA: ˈæɫtoʊkjˈumjʌɫʌs

(physics, meteorology) A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or greyish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often grouped in flocks or rows. (Abbreviated Ac.)

Examples of "altocumulus" in Sentences

He proposes they be called altocumulus undulatus asperatus.
Altostratus and altocumulus are in the midrange, lie between one and a half and three miles above the sea.
Jellyfish-shaped altocumulus clouds in the mid-atmosphere, trailing precipitation The impulse to collect can take strange forms.
Since moving to the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains I have enjoyed frequent sightings of spectacular altocumulus standing lenticularis or lenticular cloud formations.
Since moving to the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains I have enjoyed frequent sightings of these spectacular altocumulus standing lenticularis or lenticular cloud formations.
Above 6,500 feet can be found altocumulus ("clumps or rolls") and altostratus (a "drab and featureless" haze), as well as the storm clouds nimbostratus ("dim, miserable") and cumulonimbus ("the shape of a blacksmith's anvil").