Cirrus

Winds
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Cirrus refers to high-altitude, wispy ice-crystal clouds, often blown by strong winds aloft; in poetic usage, they indicate the motion of the upper atmosphere.

Detailed Definition
Cirrus clouds are the highest of the common clouds, delicate and filamentous. They are often harbingers of changing weather. In poetry, cirrus serves as an image of ethereal beauty, transience, and the thin line between the earthly and the infinite. Their feathery forms evoke writing, the hand of a divine calligrapher, or the breath of angels. Poets use cirrus to represent fleeting thoughts, the fragility of life, or the subtle signs of approaching change. Their movement reveals the unseen winds high above, connecting the ground to the celestial vault.
Example
Example in poetry:
Cirrus|Cirrus refers to high-altitude, wispy ice-crystal clouds, often blown by strong winds aloft; in poetic usage, they indicate the motion of the upper atmosphere.|Cirrus clouds are the highest of the common clouds, delicate and filamentous, often harbingers of changing weather. In poetry, cirrus serves as an image of ethereal beauty, transience, and the thin line between the earthly and the infinite. Their feathery forms evoke writing, the hand of a divine calligrapher, or the breath of angels. Poets use cirrus to represent fleeting thoughts, the fragility of life, or the subtle signs of approaching change. Their movement reveals the unseen winds high above.;
Additional Notes
Cirrus clouds are the highest of the common clouds, delicate wispy formations of ice crystals that are often blown by strong upper-atmosphere winds. In poetic usage, cirrus serves as an image of ethereal beauty, transience, and the thin, fragile line between the earthly and the infinite. Their feathery, filamentous forms evoke writing, the hand of a divine calligrapher, or the breath of angels. Poets use cirrus to represent fleeting thoughts, the fragility of life, the subtle signs of approaching change, or the delicate traces of memory. Their movement reveals the unseen winds high above, connecting the ground to the celestial vault and suggesting a hidden, powerful order. When writing about cirrus, emphasize their lightness, their impermanence, and their role as silent messengers of weather change. They are clouds that do not threaten but warn gently, a soft handwriting on the sky that speaks of transformation and the vast, invisible currents that shape the world.
Also Known As
mare's tails high ice clouds feathery wisps
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