Cloud
Meanings and phrases
cloud
- any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
- a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
- out of touch with reality
- a cause of worry or gloom or trouble
- suspicion affecting your reputation
- a group of many things in the air or on the ground; swarm
cloud
- billow up in the form of a cloud
- make less visible or unclear; obscure; befog; becloud; obnubilate; haze over; fog; mist
- make overcast or cloudy; overcast
- make gloomy or depressed
- make less clear
- make milky or dull
- place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; defile; sully; corrupt; taint
- colour with streaks or blotches of different shades; mottle; dapple
Large Magellanic Cloud
- the larger of the two Magellanic Clouds visible from the southern hemisphere
Magellanic Cloud
- either of two small galaxies orbiting the Milky Way; visible near the south celestial pole
Oort cloud
- (astronomy) a hypothetical huge collection of comets orbiting the sun far beyond the orbit of Pluto; perturbations (as by other stars) can upset a comet's orbit and may send it tumbling toward the sun
Red Cloud
- leader of the Oglala who resisted the development of a trail through Wyoming and Montana by the United States government (1822-1909)
Saint Cloud
- a town in central Minnesota on the Mississippi River; granite quarries; St. Cloud
Small Magellanic Cloud
- the smaller of the two Magellanic Clouds visible from the southern hemisphere
St . Cloud
- a town in central Minnesota on the Mississippi River; granite quarries; Saint Cloud
n.
- apparatus that detects the path of high-energy particles passing through a supersaturated vapor; each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track; cloud chamber
n.
- a cloud at a high altitude consisting of a series of regularly arranged small clouds resembling ripples; cirrocumulus
n.
- a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles); cirrus
n.
- apparatus that detects the path of high-energy particles passing through a supersaturated vapor; each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track; Wilson cloud chamber
n.
- the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds; cloudiness; overcast
- All else being equal (e.g., cloud cover, ozone layer, terrain, etc.
- This is due to the frequent light winds and greater cloud cover in summer.
- Specific criteria were also set for wind speed, visibility, and cloud cover.
n.
- Spanish grass with light feathery panicles grown for dried bouquets; Agrostis nebulosa
n.
- a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms; cumulonimbus; thundercloud
n.
- a luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon; nacreous cloud
n.
- a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb); mushroom; mushroom-shaped cloud
mushroom-shaped cloud
- a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb); mushroom; mushroom cloud
n.
- a luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon; mother-of-pearl cloud
E.g.
- Another method is to select open standards for cloud computing.
- In November, 2016, Tintri announced software for cloud computing.
- Many CRM vendors offer subscription-based web tools (cloud computing) and SaaS.
E.g.
- Haputale is surrounded by hills covered with cloud forests and tea plantations.
- It is found from coastal plains to cloud forests as high as , but is more common below .
- It is endemic and restricted to cloud forests of central highlands of Sri Lanka such as Horton Plains.
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- It is also Puerto Rico's highest cloud forest.
- It is considered an indicator species of the cloud forest.
- "The cloud forest is stunning," said Hill.
E.g.
- Some mobile cloud storage apps are platform-independent.
- The game utilizes cloud storage for save files and other game data.
- Some mobile device manufacturers include mobile cloud storage apps with their product.
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- Orbitera Orbitera is an American cloud services provider.
- In 2018, cloud services revenue was about $182.4 billion and in 2022 it is projected to grow to $331.2 billion.
- Solution Partners offered software, applications and cloud services on top of and/or integrated with HP Public Cloud.
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- Assuming no cloud cover, most long-wave up-welling radiation travels to space through the atmospheric window occurring in the electromagnetic wavelength region between 8 and 11 μm where the atmosphere does not absorb long-wave radiation except for in the small region within this between 9.6 and 9.8 μm.
E.g.
- Assuming no cloud cover, most long-wave up-welling radiation travels to space through the atmospheric window occurring in the electromagnetic wavelength region between 8 and 11 μm where the atmosphere does not absorb long-wave radiation except for in the small region within this between 9.6 and 9.8 μm.