English-Thai Dictionary
cirrus
N ชั้น เมฆ ที่ เป็น เส้น ขาว บาง หนวด สัมผัส
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CIRRUS
Cir "rus, n.; pl. Cirri. Etym: [L., lock, curl, ringlet. ] [Also written cirrhus. ]
1. (Bot. )
Defn: A tendril or clasper.
2. (Zoöl.) (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 Polychæta.
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. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The external male organ of trematodes and some other worms, and of certain Mollusca.
4. (Meteor. )
Defn: See under Cloud.
New American Oxford Dictionary
cirrus
cir rus |ˈsirəs ˈsɪrəs | ▶noun ( pl. cirri |ˈsirˌī, ˈsirē | ) 1 cloud forming wispy filamentous tufted streaks (“mare's tails ”) at high altitude, usually 16,500 –45,000 feet (5 –13 km ). 2 Zoology a slender tendril or hairlike filament, such as the appendage of a barnacle, the barbel of a fish, or the intromittent organ of an earthworm. • Botany a tendril. ORIGIN early 18th cent. (in the sense ‘tendril ’): from Latin, literally ‘a curl. ’
Oxford Dictionary
cirrus
cirrus |ˈsɪrəs | ▶noun ( pl. cirri |-rʌɪ | ) 1 [ mass noun ] cloud forming wispy filamentous tufted streaks or ‘mare's tails ’ at high altitude (usually 5 to 13 km, 16,500 to 45,000 ft ). 2 Zoology a slender tendril or hair-like filament, such as the appendage of a barnacle, the barbel of a fish, or the intromittent organ of an earthworm. • Botany a tendril. ORIGIN early 18th cent. (in the sense ‘tendril ’): from Latin, literally ‘a curl ’.
French Dictionary
cirrus
cirrus n. m. nom masculin Nuage élevé qui a la forme de filaments massés. Prononciation Le s se prononce, [sirys ]; le nom rime avec puce Note Orthographique ci rr us.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
cirrus
cir rus /sɪ́rəs /名詞 複 cirri /sɪ́raɪ /, ～1 U C 〘気象 〙巻 （けん ）雲, 絹雲 .2 C 〘動 〙触毛 ; 毛状突起 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary