|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulus
|
- A principal cloud type of vertical elements having a flat base and dense, bulging upper portion resembling a heap or pile. the base of cumulus clouds is generally found from 500 to 3000 metres. large cumulonimbus clouds may extend to over 18,000 metres and be topped with anvil-shaped ice clouds. cumulus i
- Кучевые облака
- A cloud indicative of fair weather, when it is small: it is sometimes seen in dense heaps, whence it obtained the name of stacken cloud. it is then a forerunner of change.
|
Кумулус, русский
Кучевые, русский
|
Indicative, английский
A изъявительный | n изъя- вительное наклонение, индикатив mood
Forerunner, английский
- A precursor, an avant-courier.
- [1] a small piece of red bunting set into a logline before the first knot, thus allowing some 12–14 fathoms (70–85 feet) to run out and clear the ship’s deadwater before estimating its speed. [2] one of a series of long low swells which sometimes presage a storm. [3] a portent or omen.
|
Cirrus, английский
- A principal cloud type present at high altitudes, generally above 7000 metres, and composed of ice crystals. cirrus comes from the latin term for "curl or wisp of hair."
- Перистые облака
- The elegant modification of elevated clouds, usually termed mares`-tails (see the distich given at cirro-cumulus); otherwise the curl-cloud.
Alto, английский
A prefix to cloud-type names for clouds generally found between 3000 and 7000 metres. alto comes from the latin word meaning "middle." e.g., altostratus.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
