"uncinus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: uncini [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪnəs Etymology: From Latin uncīnus (“hook”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂enk-}}, {{uder|en|la|uncīnus||hook}} Latin uncīnus (“hook”) Head templates: {{en-noun|uncini}} uncinus (plural uncini)
  1. (meteorology) A cloud species which consists of fine hair-like strands, with hooked terminations. Associated only with cirrus formations. Categories (topical): Meteorology Translations (cloud species which consists of fine hair-like strands, with hooked terminations): jalaspilvi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-uncinus-en-noun-PbOeZSt4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 79 21 Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'cloud species which consists of fine hair-like strands, with hooked terminations': 96 4
  2. (paleontology) The curved tip of the hooks associated with belemnite tentacles. Categories (topical): Paleontology
    Sense id: en-uncinus-en-noun-5xLt4nVb Topics: biology, history, human-sciences, natural-sciences, paleontology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: unciform

Inflected forms

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