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Nacreous Cloud

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Noun

1. mother-of-pearl cloud, nacreous cloud

a luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Nacreous Cloud

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n.
A stratospheric cloud resembling a cirrus, showing iridescent coloration when the sun is several degrees below the horizon.

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