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arcus

[ ahr-kuhs ]

noun

Meteorology.
plural arcus.
  1. a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of arcus1

< Latin: bow, arch
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Video shows a shelf cloud - a type of arcus cloud - form before a thunderstorm hit Portland.

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To Cassiopeia, she added, “Next time, try pluvius arcus, dear; the meaning is clearer.”

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In elderly persons we ought always to look for the arcus senilis, which is a sign of a tendency to fatty degeneration.

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Moreover, there is the arcus senilis, the fine translucent to opaque circle surrounding the outer portion of the iris.

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Because xanthelasmata are composed of foam cells similar to those present in atherosclerotic plaque, they may be a better marker than arcus corneae of the intra-arterial atherosclerotic process.”

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