Cirrus may refer to:

Science

Cirrus (biology) In biology, a cirrus ( , : cirri, , from the Latin ''cirrus'' meaning a ''curl-like tuft or fringe'') is a long, thin structure in an animal similar to a tentacle but generally lacking the tentacle's strength, flexibility, thickness, and sensit ...

, any of various thin, thread-like structures on the body of an animal *

Cirrus (botany) In botany, a tendril is a specialized Plant stem, stem, leaf or Petiole (botany), petiole with a thread-like shape used by climbing plants for support and attachment, as well as cellular invasion by parasitic plants such as ''Cuscuta''. There ar ...

, a tendril * Infrared cirrus, in astronomy, filamentary structures seen in infrared light *

Cirrus cloud Cirrus ( cloud classification symbol: Ci) is a genus of high cloud made of ice crystals. Cirrus clouds typically appear delicate and wispy with white strands. In the Earth's atmosphere, cirrus are usually formed when warm, dry air rises, causing ...

, a type of cloud

Aviation

Cirrus aero engines The Cirrus and Hermes or Cirrus-Hermes are a series of British aero engines manufactured, under various changes of ownership, from the 1920s until the 1950s. The engines were all air-cooled, four-cylinder inline types, with earlier ones upright a ...

, a series of British aircraft engines manufactured by various companies from the 1920s to the 1950s *

Cirrus Aircraft The Cirrus Design Corporation, doing business as Cirrus Aircraft (formally Cirrus Design), is an aircraft design, manufacturing, maintenance and management company, as well as a provider of flight training services, that was founded in 1984 by ...

, an aircraft manufacturer in Duluth, Minnesota, USA *

Cirrus Airlines Cirrus Airlines Luftfahrtgesellschaft mbH was a German regional airline with its head office in Hallbergmoos and its maintenance facilities at Saarbrücken Airport. It operated both charter and scheduled flights, the latter on behalf of Lufthans ...

, a defunct regional airline in Hallbergmoos, Germany * Cirrus (rocket), a German research rocket first launched in 1961 *

Schempp-Hirth Cirrus The Schempp-Hirth Cirrus is an FAI Open Class, Open Class Glider (sailplane), glider built by Schempp-Hirth between 1967 and 1971 and by Vazduhoplovno Tehnicki Centar, VTC until 1977. It was replaced by the Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-2, Nimbus 2. Dev ...

, an Open-class sailplane *

Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus The Standard Cirrus is a Standard-class glider built in Germany by Schempp-Hirth. The Standard Cirrus was produced between 1969 and 1985, when the Discus replaced it. Over 800 examples were built, making it one of the most successful early ...

, a Standard-class sailplane *

Swing Cirrus The Cirrus is a German single-place paraglider that was designed and produced by Swing Flugsportgeräte of Landsberied, near the Bavarian Alps. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviat ...

, a German paraglider design

Music

* ''Cirrus'' (album), a 1974 release by Bobby Hutcherson *

Cirrus (band) Cirrus were an American electronic dance music group formed in 1995 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The group was composed of Aaron Carter and Stephen James Barry. In live performances, the group often added live instrumentation su ...

, an American electronica duo * "Cirrus" (song), a 2013 instrumental by DJ Bonobo *"Cirrus", a 1996 song by Joe Morris from '' Elsewhere'' * "Cirrus Minor" (song), a 1969 song by Pink Floyd

Other uses

Chrysler Cirrus The Chrysler Cirrus is a mid-sized 4-door notchback sedan introduced by Chrysler motors for the 1995 model year. Built on the Chrysler JA platform, the 4-door notchback sedan joined Chrysler's roster of "Cloud Car" models drawing their names f ...

, a car produced by DaimlerChrysler between 1995 and 2000 *

Cirrus (drug) Cetirizine/pseudoephedrine, sold under the brand name Zyrtec-D among others, is an antihistamine and decongestant formulation used for the symptoms related to seasonal allergic rhinitis. It is a fixed-dose combination medication that contains ...

, a medication that contains

pseudoephedrine Pseudoephedrine, sold under the brand name Sudafed among others, is a sympathomimetic medication which is used as a decongestant to treat nasal congestion. It has also been used off-label for certain other indications, like treatment of lo ...

and

cetirizine Cetirizine is a second-generation antihistamine, second-generation Peripherally selective antihistamine used to treat allergic rhinitis (hay fever), dermatitis, and urticaria (hives). It is taken by mouth. Effects generally begin within thirty ...

Cirrus (Helsinki building) Cirrus is a high-rise housing cooperative, cooperative apartment building in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Cirrus is the fifth Tallest buildings in Finland, tallest building in Finland with a height of 86 meters (282 feet). The building, whi ...

, a high-rise apartment building in Helsinki, Finland *

Cirrus (Seattle building) Cirrus is a residential skyscraper in the Denny Triangle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The building, named after the cirrus cloud, has 41 floors and is located at the intersection of Westlake Avenue, 8th Avenue and Lenora Street. Constr ...

, a residential skyscraper in Seattle, Washington, USA *

Cirrus (interbank network) Cirrus is a worldwide interbank network that provides cash to Mastercard cardholders. As a subsidiary of Mastercard, it connects all Mastercard's credit, debit, and prepaid cards, as well as ATM cards issued by various banks worldwide bearing ...

, an automated teller machine (ATM) network owned by MasterCard *

Cirrus Logic Cirrus Logic Inc. is an American fabless semiconductor company, fabless semiconductor supplier that specializes in analog, mixed-signal, and audio Digital signal processor, DSP integrated circuits (ICs). Since 1998, the company's headquarters have ...

, a semiconductor manufacturer *

Access Database Engine The Access Database Engine (also Office Access Connectivity Engine or ACE and formerly Microsoft Jet Database Engine, ''Microsoft JET Engine'' or simply ''Jet'') is a database engine on which several Microsoft products have been built. The fir ...

, former versions of which were known as Microsoft Jet Database Engine and codenamed Cirrus *

Cirrus Vodka Cirrus Vodka is an American potato vodka brand manufactured in Richmond, Virginia, by the Parched Group. The brand was introduced in 2004, and re-established in 2014 after a foreclosure in 2013. Awards Gold medal - 2006 San Francisco World Spir ...

, a vodka made in Richmond, Virginia, USA *

Cirrus Mountain Cirrus Mountain is a mountain summit located in the upper North Saskatchewan River valley on the shared boundary between Banff National Park and White Goat Wilderness Area, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Cirrus Mountain is situated ...

, a mountain in Alberta * Mount Cirrus. a mountain in Colorado {{Disambiguation