(astronomy) collectively, the pair of galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud and Small Magellanic Cloud; also sometimes includes the Magellanic Bridge and Magellanic Stream.

plural of Magellanic Cloud

(meteorology) A cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud.

plural of cloud base

plural of cloud point

Any of the dust clouds found at the Trojan points, the L4 and L5 Lagrange points, in the Earth-Moon system, and of any other such system

A generally tropical or subtropical, evergreen, montane, moist forest characterized by a persistent, frequent or seasonal low-level cloud cover, usually at the canopy level.

plural of cloud forest

plural of cloud chamber

A particle detector used for detecting ionizing radiation. In its most basic form, it is a sealed environment containing a supersaturated vapor of water or alcohol, in which a mist can be seen where a charged particle interacts with the mixture and it ionizes it.