Editing Lenticular cloud (section)

{{Short description|Cloud species}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox cloud
| name = Lenticular cloud
| image location = Lenticular Cloud over Harold's Cross Dublin Ireland 30-6-15.jpg
| image name = Dramatic lenticular cloud formation over [[Harold's Cross]], Dublin 
| abbreviation = 
| symbol = 
| genus = stratocumulus, altocumulus, cirrocumulus
| species = lenticularis (Latin: ''lentil'')
| variety = 
| altitude_m = up to 12,000
| altitude_ft = 40,000
| level = low, middle, high
| appearance = [[lens (geometry)|lens]]-like, [[saucer]]-shaped
| precipitation = [[virga]] only
| thickness = 
| ice content = 
}}
[[File:Pressure ridges Scott Base lrg.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Lenticular cloud over the Antarctic ice near [[Scott Base]]]]

'''Lenticular clouds''' ({{etymology|la|{{wikt-lang|la|lenticularis}}|lentil-shaped}}, {{etymology||{{wikt-lang|la|lenticula}}|[[lentil]]}}) are stationary [[cloud]]s that form mostly in the [[troposphere]], typically in parallel alignment to the [[wind direction]]. They are often comparable in appearance to a [[lens]] or [[saucer]]. [[polar stratospheric cloud|Nacreous clouds]] that form in the lower [[stratosphere]] sometimes have lenticular shapes.

There are three main types of lenticular clouds: [[altocumulus]] standing lenticular (ACSL), [[stratocumulus lenticularis|stratocumulus]] standing lenticular (SCSL), and [[cirrocumulus lenticularis|cirrocumulus]] standing lenticular (CCSL), varying in altitude above the ground.