trung tích

Mây trung tích bay lững lờ trên bầu trời trong xanh.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Cirrus cloud: A type of high-altitude cloud characterized by a thin, wispy, and fibrous appearance, often composed of ice crystals. It is the specific meteorological term for the cloud formation known in Vietnamese as "mây trung tích."

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Những đám trung tích trên bầu trời báo hiệu thời tiết có thể thay đổi. (The cirrus clouds in the sky signal that the weather may change.)
  • "Mây trung tích" là thuật ngữ khí tượng cho loại mây ti. ("Cirrus cloud" is the meteorological term for mây ti.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "trung tích" is almost exclusively used in the compound term "mây trung tích" to denote the specific cloud type. It is a technical term and is rarely, if ever, used in isolation in modern Vietnamese outside of this fixed phrase or scientific contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Mây trung tích (n): The full and standard term for a cirrus cloud.
• Mây ti (n): A common Vietnamese folk name for high, wispy clouds, often synonymous with cirrus clouds.

Synonyms

• Cirrus: The direct English equivalent in meteorology.
• Cirrus cloud: The full term.

Notes on Usage

• "Trung tích" is a specialized word. In everyday conversation, Vietnamese speakers typically use the more common term "mây ti" to describe wispy, high clouds. The term "mây trung tích" is found in scientific, educational, or formal weather-related contexts.