Definition

1. Noun:
   • Cirrus cloud: A type of high-altitude cloud that is thin, wispy, and composed of ice crystals. It often appears as delicate white filaments or patches in the sky.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trên bầu trời xuất hiện những đám mây ti tầng trắng xóa. (White cirrus clouds appeared in the sky.)
  • Mây ti tầng thường báo hiệu thời tiết sắp thay đổi. (Cirrus clouds often signal that the weather is about to change.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "ti tầng" is a specialized, scientific term for a cloud type. In everyday conversation, the more general term "mây ti" is commonly used to refer to high, wispy clouds.

Variants and Related Words

• Mây ti tầng: The full, formal term for cirrus cloud.
• Mây ti: A common abbreviated term for high, fibrous clouds (cirriform clouds).
• Mây vũ tầng (n): Nimbostratus cloud, a low, dark, rain-bearing cloud.
• Mây tích (n): Cumulus cloud, a puffy, fair-weather cloud.

Synonyms

• Cirrus: The international scientific name for this cloud type.
• Mares' tails: A colloquial English term for cirrus clouds that resemble flowing hair.

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms directly using the word "ti tầng". Weather-related proverbs typically use the more general term "mây" (clouds).