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" But you have to take all of those things, you have to take into consideration the paths, the roadways, how much cloud cover there is, how much foliage cover there is, whether there are streams, all of that comes into play."
Richard Serra

Meaning of "cloud cover" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CLOUD COVER

klaʊd ˈkʌvə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLOUD COVER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cloud cover is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CLOUD COVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cloud cover

Cloud cover refers to the fraction of the sky obscured by clouds when observed from a particular location. Okta is the usual unit of measurement of the cloud cover.

Definition of cloud cover in the English dictionary

The definition of cloud cover in the dictionary is the state of the sky when it is covered with cloud.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLOUD COVER

bedcover · codiscover · cover · discover · hardcover · overcover · re-cover · recover · rediscover · slipcover · supercover · uncover · undercover

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLOUD COVER

cloud · cloud chamber · cloud computing · cloud rack · cloud-cuckoo-land · cloudage · cloudberries · cloudberry · cloudburst · clouded leopard · clouded magpie · clouded yellow · cloudier · cloudiest · cloudily · cloudiness · cloudland · cloudless · cloudlessly · cloudlessness

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLOUD COVER

air cover · album cover · back cover · book cover · breakdown cover · cushion cover · cut-and-cover · dust cover · duvet cover · extra cover · first-day cover · ground cover · manhole cover · mattress cover · on cover · over · seat cover · soft-cover · take cover · tonneau cover · under cover

Synonyms and antonyms of cloud cover in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cloud cover» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF CLOUD COVER

Find out the translation of cloud cover to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cloud cover from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cloud cover» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

cubierta de nubes
570 millions of speakers
en

English

cloud cover
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

बादल कवर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغطاء السحابي
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

облачности
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

cobertura de nuvens
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ক্লাউড কভার
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

la couverture nuageuse
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Penutup awan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Wolkendecke
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

雲量
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

구름 커버
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Tutup maya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đám mây che phủ
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

மேகம் கவர்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

मेघ कव्हर
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Bulut örtüsü
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

copertura nuvolosa
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

zachmurzenie
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

хмарності
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

nori
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νεφοκάλυψη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wolkbedekking
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

molntäcke
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Skydekke
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cloud cover

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QUOTES WITH «CLOUD COVER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cloud cover.
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Richard Serra
But you have to take all of those things, you have to take into consideration the paths, the roadways, how much cloud cover there is, how much foliage cover there is, whether there are streams, all of that comes into play.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLOUD COVER»

Discover the use of cloud cover in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cloud cover and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cloud Cover: A Thriller
On top of all that, his extensive experience at the world's largest software company – Microsoft – and his in-depth knowledge of networks, make this thriller as real as it gets.
David Iseminger, 2012
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Global atlas of relative cloud cover, 1967-70: based on data ...
Similar presentations of tropical cloudiness are included. This atlas is one of the first attempts to use satellite data in the preparation of a climatology of daytime cloudiness over the globe. (Author).
Donald B. Miller, Robert G. Feddes, United States. National Environmental Satellite Service, 1971
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Cloud Cover
Ron Terpening. CLOUD COVER Ron Terpening Cliff Edge Publishing Cortaro, Arizona This book is for Vicki This is a work of.
Ron Terpening, 2013
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Effective cloud cover variations
A critical breakthrough in the measurement of radiation, this book shows how it is possible to measure changes in the net radiation at the top of the earth's atmosphere by the earth's changing levels of cloudiness.
Olavi Kärner, Sirje Keevallik, 1993
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Northern Hemisphere cloud cover for selected late fall ...
Shortcomings were revealed in the present subjective nephanalysis documentation which hopefully will soon be corrected by the promising work now going on in digitizing the video pictures.
Philip F. Clapp, National Meteorological Center (U.S.), 1968
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Tropical Montane Cloud Forests: Science for Conservation and ...
CLOUD COVER Although annual average cloud cover fraction is highly variable at a given altitude (Figure 3.7a), the minimum observed cloud cover at an altitude increases with altitude so that one can find sites with low cloud cover at low ...
L. A. Bruijnzeel, F. N. Scatena, L. S. Hamilton, 2011
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Cloud Dynamics
In summer a cloud cover of 4-6 is more probable (frequency of 20-25%) , and clear weather is observed in l0-l5% of the cases. A cloudiness of l-3 is the least likely (frequency less than l0%) during all seasons. In the tropics (from 30°N to the ...
L.T. Matveev, 1984
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Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite: A New Operational ...
TABLE 3.2 NPOESS Requirements for Manually Generated Cloud Cover Environmental Data Record Attribute Thresholds Objectives a. Horizontal cell size Three times the imagery HSR Two times the imagery HSR b. Horizontal reporting ...
Keith D. Hutchison, Arthur P. Cracknell, 2003
9
Cloud Cover
Explains how various types of clouds are formed and how they affect atmospheric conditions, and describes how readers can measure weather conditions, read weather data, and relate particular weather conditions to wider weather patterns.
Alan Rodgers, Angella Streluk, 2007
10
Storm and Cloud Dynamics
Unfortunately, our ability to predict cloud cover using the physical parameterization and resolution of current forecast models and observations is severely limited. LES models seem to adequately predict cloud cover induced by boundary layer ...
William R. Cotton, Richard A. Anthes, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLOUD COVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cloud cover is used in the context of the following news items.
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How to spot a rip current
... EVEN ON THE COAST, A LOW-LEVEL CLOUD COVER AND THEN ... WITH THE BLUE SKY AND CLOUD COVER ALONG THE SHORE, ... «KSBW The Central Coast, Jul 15»
2
Forecast: Dry, lower humidity Wednesday in metro Detroit
Tonight, what's left of the cloud cover will disappear, allowing plenty of sunshine to greet us early Wednesday morning. Temperatures will be ... «WDIV Detroit, Jul 15»
3
All Blacks survive spirited Samoan fightback to win historic test …
Cloud cover and a stiff sea breeze provided some relief from the punishing afternoon sun but it didn't take long for those in heat-attracting black ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
4
Washington DC Weather Forecast: midweek t-showers accompany …
Tomorrow brings increased cloud cover along with scattered showers and storms. In fact it looks to be our best shot for widespread rain this ... «WJLA, Jul 15»
5
Parade Day forecast: Sunny skies to start the day with thunderstorms …
High expected near 75 degrees with mostly cloudy skies for the rest of the day, cloud cover to begin closer to the noon hour. Calm breezes with ... «Oil City, Jul 15»
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Joe's Forecast: Muggy; Lows near 70
IN THE 70'S AND TOMORROW AFTERNOON WILL PROBABLY BE IN THE LOW 80'S BECAUSE OF THE CLOUD COVER. THERE WILL BE ... «WGAL Lancaster, Jul 15»
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Smoke dissipating over Island as wildfires rage in BC
Also by Friday, Island residents can expect an increase in cloud cover and near-normal temperatures of about 23 C, Besson said. That could ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
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FORECAST: Humid Wednesday, scattered afternoon showers
TONIGHT: We start out mostly clear, there will be some increasing cloud cover later at night. Very warm and humid with lows in the mid 70s. «WWBT NBC12 News, Jul 15»
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Tuesday Evening Forecast - Cool & Cloudy
Breaks in our cloud cover could help increase our low level temperatures but may also work to increase instability and help create stronger storms through the ... «KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News, Jul 15»
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Clouds finally exit, chilly overnight lows follow
Thanks to the rapid decrease in cloud cover and the downward trend in temperature, overnight lows will drop off quite dramatically through the ... «WNEM Saginaw, Jul 15»
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