87. Clouds
See also 27. ATMOSPHERE ; 345. RAIN ; 375. SNOW ; 417. WEATHER .
- ceilometer
- an instrument for measuring by triangulation and recording the distance between the earth and the cloud ceiling.
- nephelognosy
- divination by the observation of clouds.
- nepheloscope
- an apparatus for expanding moist air to demonstrate the process of cloud formation.
- nephogram
- a photograph of clouds, taken with a nephograph.
- nephograph
- an instrument for photographing clouds and producing nephrograms.
- nephology
- the branch of meteorology that studies clouds. — nephologic, nephological , adj . — nephologist , n .
- nephophobia
- an abnormal fear of clouds.
- noctilucence
- the condition of being visible during the short summer nights, especially high-altitude clouds. — noctilucent adj .
- nubilation
- 1. the formation or arrangement of clouds.
- 2. the obscuration caused by clouds.
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