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cirri

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Quick checking the Cirrus record, it seems like 3 Cirri have had mid-air collisions; in 2 of those, the occupants were saved by the BRS system; in the other, all aboard the Cirrus perished.

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Quick take

(meteorology) A principal high-level cloud type, typically composed of thin, delicate, white filaments, wisps, or narrow bands.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

(meteorology) A principal high-level cloud type, typically composed of thin, delicate, white filaments, wisps, or narrow bands.

noun

(zoology) A thin tendril-like appendage.

noun

(botany) A tendril.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cirri.

noun

(meteorology) A principal high-level cloud type, typically composed of thin, delicate, white filaments, wisps, or narrow bands.

noun

(zoology) A thin tendril-like appendage.

noun

(botany) A tendril.

Example sentences

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Quick checking the Cirrus record, it seems like 3 Cirri have had mid-air collisions; in 2 of those, the occupants were saved by the BRS system; in the other, all aboard the Cirrus perished.

2

This paper[1] implies they have photoreceptors (I think, I'm a layman who only knows some of the words in it), but more importantly, it just gave me a name for my next synthwave band: Tentacular Cirri.

Proper noun examples

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This paper[1] implies they have photoreceptors (I think, I'm a layman who only knows some of the words in it), but more importantly, it just gave me a name for my next synthwave band: Tentacular Cirri.

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How do you use cirri in a sentence?

Quick checking the Cirrus record, it seems like 3 Cirri have had mid-air collisions; in 2 of those, the occupants were saved by the BRS system; in the other, all aboard the Cirrus perished.

What does cirri mean?

(meteorology) A principal high-level cloud type, typically composed of thin, delicate, white filaments, wisps, or narrow bands.

What part of speech is cirri?

cirri is commonly used as noun.