Castellanus

Quick meaning: Castellanus is a noun meaning (meteorology) A cloud species which shows vertical formations giving a crenellated appearance, associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera.

Meaning

(meteorology) A cloud species which shows vertical formations giving a crenellated appearance, associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera.

More Meanings

1. Alternative form of castellan.

Example Sentences

Castle garrisons are castellani; WP does not use the term oppidani.

Turbulent mixing, evidenced by alto-cumulus castellanus cloud over France, also took place en route and carried dust to high altitudes.

Over France the altocumuli castellani clouds at medium level indicate a very unstable air mass there, because these clouds often develop into thunderstorms.

But liftoff in warm, moist, unstable air in which condensation is occurring may result in an updraft capped by a towering altocumulus castellanus cloud at 11,000 to 15,000 feet.

Word Forms

• castellani

Synonyms for castellanus

Depending on context, synonyms include castellatus.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include castellatus, lenticularis, castellate, uncinus, stratocumulus, stackencloud.

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