"cloud cover" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cloud cover (uncountable)
  1. (meteorology) The percentage or fraction of the sky obscured by clouds. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Meteorology Related terms: cloud ceiling, cloudiness, octa, overcast Translations (cloud covering the sky): nuvolositat [feminine] (Catalan), pilvipeite (Finnish), Bedeckung [feminine] (German), brat scamall [masculine] (Irish), 운량 (ullyang) (alt: 雲量) (Korean), skydekke [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), skydekke [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), zachmurzenie [neuter] (Polish), хмарність (xmarnistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), haen o gymylau [feminine] (Welsh)

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