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cap cloud 1. A cloud resting on the top of an isolated mountain peak. The cloud is apparently stationary, but actually is being formed to windward and dissipated to leeward. A similar cloud over a mountain ridge is called a crest cloud. See also banner cloud. 2. False cirrus over a towering cumulus, in the form of a cap or hood. See also pileus and scarf cloud.

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