: a fleecy mid-altitude cloud formation consisting of large whitish globular masses with shaded portions see cloud illustration
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe altocumulus floccus clouds, though, showed that a combination of instability (due to the puffy nature of the clouds) and moisture (the clouds already being there) were already present by Wednesday morning. Chris Bianchi, The Denver Post, 3 June 2020 Mid-level clouds are usually gray and are identified as either altocumulus, altostratus, or nimbostratus. Catherine Zuckerman, National Geographic, 24 Apr. 2019
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin altus + New Latin -o- + cumulus