What does Cirrus mean?

Definitions for Cirrus
ˈsɪr əs; ˈsɪr aɪcir·rus

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cirrus, cirrhusnoun

    usually coiled

  2. cirrus, cirrus cloudnoun

    a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles)

  3. cirrusnoun

    a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile

Wiktionary

  1. cirrusnoun

    A tendril.

  2. cirrusnoun

    A principal high-level cloud type characterised by white, delicate filaments or wisps, of white (or mostly white) patches, or of narrow bands, found at an altitude of above 7000 metres.

  3. cirrusnoun

    A thin tendril-like appendage.

  4. Etymology: From cirrus.

ChatGPT

  1. cirrus

    Cirrus typically refers to a type of cloud characterized by thin, wispy strands, often appearing high in the sky. The term "cirrus" is also used to describe various biological structures that resemble these types of clouds.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cirrusnoun

    a tendril or clasper

  2. Cirrusnoun

    a soft tactile appendage of the mantle of many Mollusca, and of the parapodia of Annelida. Those near the head of annelids are Tentacular cirri; those of the last segment are caudal cirri

  3. Cirrusnoun

    the jointed, leglike organs of Cirripedia. See Annelida, and Polychaeta

  4. Cirrusnoun

    the external male organ of trematodes and some other worms, and of certain Mollusca

  5. Cirrusnoun

    see under Cloud

  6. Etymology: [L., lock, curl, ringlet.]

Wikidata

  1. Cirrus

    Cirrus is a worldwide interbank network operated by MasterCard Worldwide, and was founded in 1986. It links MasterCard, Maestro, Diners Club credit, debit and prepaid cards to a network of over 1,000,000 ATMs in 93 countries. Maestro cards are, by default, linked to the Cirrus network, but very often, all three logotypes of the MasterCard family will be shown: MasterCard, Maestro and Cirrus. Canadian, American and Saudi Arabian ATMs use this network alongside their local networks, and many banks have adopted Cirrus as their international interbank network alongside either a local network, the rival Visa PLUS ATM network, or both. In locations such as India and Bangladesh, the Cirrus network also serves as a local interbank network as well as an international network.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Cirrus

    sir′us, n. the highest form of clouds consisting of curling fibres: (bot.) a tendril: (zool.) any curled filament:—pl. Cirri (sir′ī).—adjs. Cirr′ate, Cirr′iform, like a cirrus; Cirr′igrade, moving by cirri.—n. Cirr′o-cū′mulus, a fleecy cloud intermediate between the cirrus and cumulus.—adj. Cirr′ose, with tendrils.—n. Cirr′o-strā′tus, a mottled-looking cloud intermediate between the cirrus and stratus.—adj. Cirr′ous, having a cirrus. [L.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. cirrus

    The elegant modification of elevated clouds, usually termed mares'-tails (see the distich given at CIRRO-CUMULUS); otherwise the curl-cloud.

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Entomology

  1. Cirrus

    a curled lock of hair placed on a thin stalk.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Cirrus in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Cirrus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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