"subcloud" meaning in English

See subcloud in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: subclouds [plural]
Etymology: sub- + cloud Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|cloud}} sub- + cloud Head templates: {{en-noun}} subcloud (plural subclouds)
  1. (meteorology) An atmospheric object smaller than a cloud Categories (topical): Meteorology

Inflected forms

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