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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A stratospheric cloud resembling a cirrus, showing iridescent coloration when the sun is several degrees below the horizon.
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- noun
polar stratospheric cloud
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- noun a luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From nacre (from the iridescent coloring of mother-of-pearl).]
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