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cirrus

Noun

∙ A tendril. botany
∙ A thin tendril-like appendage. zoology
∙ A principal high-level cloud type characterised by white, delicate filaments or wisps, of white (or mostly white) patches, or of narrow bands, found at an altitude of above 7000 metres. meteorology

BABYLON ENGLISH
cirrus n.
cloud formation containing ice crystals

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
cirrus
cirrus
\cir"rus\ (?), n.; pl. cirri (#). [l., lock, curl, ringlet.] [also written cirrhus.]
1. (bot.) a tendril or clasper.
2. (zo?l.) (a) a soft tactile appendage of the mantle of many mollusca, and of the parapodia of annelida. those near the head of annelids are tentacular cirri; those of the last segment are caudal cirri. (b) the jointed, leglike organs of cirripedia. see annelida, and polych?ta.
note: in some of the inferior animals the cirri aid in locomotion; in others they are used in feeding; in the annelida they are mostly organs of touch. some cirri are branchial in function.
3. (zo?l.) the external male organ of trematodes and some other worms, and of certain mollusca.
4. (meteor.) see under cloud.
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cirrus logic

WORDNET 2.0
cirrus
Noun
1. usually coiled
(synonym) cirrhus
(hypernym) tendril
2. a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles)
(synonym) cirrus cloud
(hypernym) cloud
(hyponym) mare's tail
3. a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile
(hypernym) process, outgrowth, appendage

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Cirrus
Cirrus may refer to:

ScienceCirrus (biology), any of various thin, thread-like structures on the body of an animalCirrus (crinoid), an articulated appendage in sea liliesCirrus (botany), a tendrilInfrared cirrus, in astronomy, filamentary structures seen in infrared lightCirrus cloud, a type of cloud
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Cirrus (interbank network)
Cirrus is a worldwide interbank network operated by MasterCard Worldwide. Founded in 1982, it links MasterCard, Maestro, Diners Club credit, debit and prepaid cards to a network of over a million ATMs in 93 countries.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

cirrus

Noun

∙ A tendril. botany
∙ A thin tendril-like appendage. zoology
∙ A principal high-level cloud type characterised by white, delicate filaments or wisps, of white (or mostly white) patches, or of narrow bands, found at an altitude of above 7000 metres. meteorology

BABYLON ENGLISH
cirrus n.
cloud formation containing ice crystals

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
cirrus
cirrus
\cir"rus\ (?), n.; pl. cirri (#). [l., lock, curl, ringlet.] [also written cirrhus.]
1. (bot.) a tendril or clasper.
2. (zo?l.) (a) a soft tactile appendage of the mantle of many mollusca, and of the parapodia of annelida. those near the head of annelids are tentacular cirri; those of the last segment are caudal cirri. (b) the jointed, leglike organs of cirripedia. see annelida, and polych?ta.
note: in some of the inferior animals the cirri aid in locomotion; in others they are used in feeding; in the annelida they are mostly organs of touch. some cirri are branchial in function.
3. (zo?l.) the external male organ of trematodes and some other worms, and of certain mollusca.
4. (meteor.) see under cloud.
similar words(1)

cirrus logic

WORDNET 2.0
cirrus
Noun
1. usually coiled
(synonym) cirrhus
(hypernym) tendril
2. a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles)
(synonym) cirrus cloud
(hypernym) cloud
(hyponym) mare's tail
3. a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile
(hypernym) process, outgrowth, appendage

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Cirrus
Cirrus may refer to:

ScienceCirrus (biology), any of various thin, thread-like structures on the body of an animalCirrus (crinoid), an articulated appendage in sea liliesCirrus (botany), a tendrilInfrared cirrus, in astronomy, filamentary structures seen in infrared lightCirrus cloud, a type of cloud
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Cirrus (interbank network)
Cirrus is a worldwide interbank network operated by MasterCard Worldwide. Founded in 1982, it links MasterCard, Maestro, Diners Club credit, debit and prepaid cards to a network of over a million ATMs in 93 countries.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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