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1. clouds

   In meteorology, a cloud is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of miniature liquid droplets, frozen crystals, or other particles suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body or similar space. Water or various other chemicals may compose the droplets and crystals. On Earth, clouds are formed as a result of saturation of the air when it is cooled to its dew point, or when it gains sufficient moisture (usually in the form of water vapor) from an adjacent source to raise the dew point to the ambient temperature. Clouds are seen in the Earth's homosphere, which includes the troposphere, stratosphere, and mesosphere. Nephology is the science of clouds, which is undertaken in the cloud physics branch of meteorology. There are two methods of naming clouds in their respective layers of the homosphere, Latin and common name. Genus types in the troposphere, the atmospheric layer closest to Earth's surface, have Latin names because of the universal adoption of Luke Howard's nomenclature that was formally proposed in 1802. It became the basis of a modern international system that divides clouds into five physical forms which can be further divided or classified into altitude levels to derive ten basic genera. The main representative cloud types for each of these forms are stratiform, cumuliform, stratocumuliform, cumulonimbiform, and cirriform. Low-level clouds do not have any altitude-related prefixes. However mid-level stratiform and stratocumuliform types are given the prefix alto- while high-level variants of these same two forms carry the prefix cirro-. In both cases, strato- is dropped from the latter form to avoid double-prefixing. Genus types with sufficient vertical extent to occupy more than one level do not carry any altitude related prefixes. They are classified formally as low- or mid-level depending on the altitude at which each initially forms, and are also more informally characterized as multi-level or vertical. Most of the ten genera derived by this method of classification can be subdivided into species and further subdivided into varieties. Very low stratiform clouds that extend down to the Earth's surface are given the common names fog and mist, but have no Latin names. In the stratosphere and mesosphere, clouds have common names for their main types. They may have the appearance of stratiform veils or sheets, cirriform wisps, or stratocumuliform bands or ripples. They are seen infrequently, mostly in the polar regions of Earth. Clouds have been observed in the atmospheres of other planets and moons in the Solar System and beyond. However, due to their different temperature characteristics, they are often composed of other substances such as methane, ammonia, and sulfuric acid, as well as water. Tropospheric clouds can have a direct effect on climate change on Earth. They may reflect incoming rays from the sun which can contribute to a cooling effect where and when these clouds occur, or trap longer wave radiation that reflects back up from the Earth's surface which can cause a warming effect. The altitude, form, and thickness of the clouds are the main factors that affect the local heating or cooling of Earth and the atmosphere. Clouds that form above the troposphere are too scarce and too thin to have any influence on climate change. Clouds are the main uncertainty in climate sensitivity.

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1. clouds

   Clouds are visible masses of condensed water vapor or microscopic ice crystals that are suspended in the Earth's atmosphere. They form when warm, moist air rises and cools, causing the water vapor in the air to condense into tiny droplets or ice crystals. Clouds can vary in shape, color, size, and altitude, and they play a crucial role in the Earth's weather system by reflecting and absorbing solar radiation, producing precipitation, and influencing temperatures.

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1. Clouds

   Clouds were a 1960s Scottish rock band that disbanded in October 1971. The band consisted of Ian Ellis, Harry Hughes and Billy Ritchie.

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   Song lyrics by clouds -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by clouds on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce Clouds?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Clouds in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Clouds in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Clouds in a Sentence

1. President Obama:

   Make sure you have a team with a diversity of opinion sitting around you. The other thing that's helpful is not watching TV or reading social media. These are two things I would advise, if you're our president, not to do, it creates a lot of noise and clouds your judgment.

2. Kathe Kollwitz:

   There are moments on most days when I feel a deep and sincere gratitude, when I sit at the open window, and there is a blue sky or moving clouds.

3. Karen Kingsbury:

   The woman read the book all the way home and the clouds of darkness lifted, once home, she looked me up and wrote to me. She said she had never heard of me before and wondered if I could help her find the little boy.

4. Alan of Lille:

   After the greatest clouds, the sun.

5. Victor Hugo:

   Should we continue to look upwards Is the light we can see in the sky one of those which will presently be extinguished The ideal is terrifying to behold, lost as it is in the depths, small, isolated, a pin-point, brilliant but threatened on all sides by the dark forces that surround it nevertheless, no more in danger than a star in the jaws of the clouds. (Les Miserables)

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