cirriform

[ sir-uh-fawrm ]

adjective

1. of or relating to clouds composed of ice crystals, as cirrus, cirrostratus, and cirrocumulus clouds.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cirriform¹

First recorded in 1805–15; cirri- + -form

Example Sentences

The cirriform clouds which surrounded the balloon were found to have the structure of snow-flakes rather than that of ice-crystals.

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