Cloudform
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The type or shape of a cloud. countable, uncountable
"This article which was a sketchy summary of my investigations, contains also the laws of the motions of the lower cloudforms, such as cumulus, cumulo-stratus, conus."
- 2 A collection of particles condensed into a cloud. countable, uncountable
"The flyer or gliding pilot knows well the rising air current under cumulus bursts; their flat bottoms show the exact cold-air level at which condensation into cloudform took place."
- 3 A depiction of a cloud or something resembling a cloud. countable, uncountable
"A sober breadth of treatment and massive dignity of cloudform distinguish “ Evening,” by Mr. J. Olsson, who seems never unmindful of the great importance of the sky in a picture, as too many painters often are."
Example
More examples"This article which was a sketchy summary of my investigations, contains also the laws of the motions of the lower cloudforms, such as cumulus, cumulo-stratus, conus."
Etymology
From cloud + form.
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