mây ti

Trên bầu trời xuất hiện những dải mây ti trắng xóa.

Definition

1. Noun (Meteorology):
   • Cirrus: A type of high-altitude cloud characterized by thin, wispy, filamentous strands or patches, composed of ice crystals. It often indicates fair weather but can also signal an approaching change.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trên bầu trời xuất hiện những dải mây ti trắng xóa. (White cirrus streaks appeared in the sky.)
  • Mây ti thường là dấu hiệu của thời tiết ổn định. (Cirrus clouds are often a sign of stable weather.)

Advanced Usage

• "mây ti tích": Refers to cirrocumulus clouds, which are high clouds that appear as small, white, rounded patches or grains in a layer or sheet.

  • Bầu trời sáng nay được điểm xuyết bởi mây ti tích. (The sky this morning was dotted with cirrocumulus.)

• "mây ti tầng": Refers to cirrostratus clouds, which are thin, sheet-like high clouds that can cover the sky and often create halos around the sun or moon.

  • Một lớp mây ti tầng mỏng khiến mặt trời trông mờ ảo. (A thin layer of cirrostratus made the sun look hazy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mây ti is the standard term. In technical contexts, it is directly equivalent to the international cloud genus "cirrus".
• Mây quyển cao (n): High-level clouds; the general category that includes cirrus, cirrocumulus, and cirrostratus.

Synonyms

• Cirrus cloud: The direct English equivalent.
• Mare's tail: A colloquial term for cirrus clouds that are long and wispy.

Related Idioms & Phrases

• While there are no common idioms using , it appears in descriptive weather phrases.
  • Trời có mây ti, gió nhẹ. (The sky has cirrus clouds, with a light wind.)