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altocumulus cloud
A mid-altitude cloud type made up of white or gray patches and rolls, often arranged in regular groups. Popularly called ひつじ雲 (sheep clouds) for their woolly appearance.
空に高積雲が広がる。
Altocumulus clouds spread across the sky.
高積雲が出ると天気が崩れやすい。
When altocumulus clouds appear, the weather tends to turn.
夕方、羊の群れのような高積雲が茜色に染まった。
In the evening, altocumulus clouds like a flock of sheep were dyed crimson.
A mid-level cloud (the 積雲 "cumulus" family at 高 "high" altitude) made of small white or gray masses. Their appearance is often read as a sign of changing weather.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 高積雲が出る: altocumulus clouds appear
- ひつじ雲: sheep clouds — the everyday nickname for 高積雲
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 積乱雲: cumulonimbus — towering thunderclouds
- 巻積雲: cirrocumulus — similar ripples but much higher and finer