spissatus

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English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin spissatus.

Noun

spissatus (plural spissati)

  1. (meteorology) A cloud species which consists of dense, high level strands, which can haze, or block the sun. Associated only with cirrus formations.

References

Source AMS Glossary of Meteorology