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Floccus in a sentence

Floccus meaning

  1. A cloud species which consists of rounded tufts of cloud, often formed by dissipation from larger cloud species. Associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera.
  2. A flock or tuft of wool or wool-like hairs
  3. The downy plumage of unfledged birds.

Using Floccus

  • The main meaning on this page is: A cloud species which consists of rounded tufts of cloud, often formed by dissipation from larger cloud species. Associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera. | A flock or tuft of wool or wool-like hairs | The downy plumage of unfledged birds.

Context around Floccus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

tufted 1× cirrocumulus 1×

Often after:

species 1×

Sentence patterns with Floccus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

castellanus and floccus and with 1× detached tufted floccus species are 1× with cirrocumulus floccus since they 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

clouds of the 1× it is occasionally 1×

Common sentence endings:

cirriform or stratocumuliform 1× mostly are isolated 1× stratiformis and castellanus 1×

Words around Floccus

Just before it in the word index:

flocculus 2 flocculonodular 2 flocculi 2 flocculation 2 flocculate 3 flocabulary 3

Just after it in the word index:

flock 531 flocka 8 flocked 326 flockhart 17 flocking 139 flocks 134

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Floccus

  • In this selection, "floccus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, tufted, cirrocumulus and species stand out and add context to how "floccus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include castellanus and floccus and with and detached tufted floccus species are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "floccus" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with floccus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

They are not to be confused with cirrocumulus floccus since they are larger than cirrocumulus and mostly are isolated. (19 words)

Clouds of the more detached tufted floccus species are also subdivisions of genus-types which may be cirriform or stratocumuliform. (20 words)

It is occasionally seen with cirrocumulus and altocumulus of the species stratiformis, castellanus, and floccus, and with stratocumulus of the species stratiformis and castellanus. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

It is occasionally seen with cirrocumulus and altocumulus of the species stratiformis, castellanus, and floccus, and with stratocumulus of the species stratiformis and castellanus. (24 words)

Clouds of the more detached tufted floccus species are also subdivisions of genus-types which may be cirriform or stratocumuliform. (20 words)

They are not to be confused with cirrocumulus floccus since they are larger than cirrocumulus and mostly are isolated. (19 words)

Example sentences (3)

Clouds of the more detached tufted floccus species are also subdivisions of genus-types which may be cirriform or stratocumuliform.

It is occasionally seen with cirrocumulus and altocumulus of the species stratiformis, castellanus, and floccus, and with stratocumulus of the species stratiformis and castellanus.

They are not to be confused with cirrocumulus floccus since they are larger than cirrocumulus and mostly are isolated.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "floccus" in a sentence?
An example: "Clouds of the more detached tufted floccus species are also subdivisions of genus-types which may be cirriform or stratocumuliform." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "floccus" from authentic English texts.
What does "floccus" mean?
Floccus means: A cloud species which consists of rounded tufts of cloud, often formed by dissipation from larger cloud species. Associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera.
How many example sentences with "floccus" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "floccus", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.