Cirrus may refer to:
Science
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Cirrus (biology), any of various thin, thread-like structures on the body of an animal
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Cirrus (botany), a tendril
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Infrared cirrus
Infrared cirrus or galactic cirrus are galactic filamentary structures seen in space over most of the sky that emit far-infrared light. The name is given because the structures are cloud-like in appearance. These structures were first detected ...
, in astronomy, filamentary structures seen in infrared light
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Cirrus cloud, a type of cloud
Aviation
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Cirrus aero engines, a series of British aircraft engines manufactured by various companies from the 1920s to the 1950s
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Cirrus Aircraft
The Cirrus Design Corporation, doing business as Cirrus Aircraft (formally Cirrus Design), is an aircraft manufacturer that was founded in 1984 by Alan and Dale Klapmeier to produce the VK-30 kit aircraft. The company is owned by a subsidia ...
, an aircraft manufacturer in Duluth, Minnesota, USA
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Cirrus Airlines, a defunct regional airline in Hallbergmoos, Germany
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Cirrus (rocket), a German research rocket first launched in 1961
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Schempp-Hirth Cirrus
The Schempp-Hirth Cirrus is an Open Class glider built by Schempp-Hirth between 1967 and 1971 and by VTC until 1977. It was replaced by the Nimbus 2.
Development
The Cirrus was designed by Dipl.-Ing. Klaus Holighaus and was the first glass-f ...
, an Open-class sailplane
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Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus, a Standard-class sailplane
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Swing Cirrus, a German paraglider design
Music
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''Cirrus'' (album), a 1974 release by Bobby Hutcherson
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Cirrus (band), an American electronica duo
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"Cirrus" (song), a 2013 instrumental by DJ Bonobo
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"Cirrus Minor" (song), a 1969 song by Pink Floyd
Other uses
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Chrysler Cirrus, a car produced by DaimlerChrysler between 1995 and 2000
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Cirrus (drug), a medication that contains
pseudoephedrine
Pseudoephedrine (PSE) is a sympathomimetic drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine chemical classes. It may be used as a nasal/sinus decongestant, as a stimulant, or as a wakefulness-promoting agent in higher doses.
It was first characteri ...
and
cetirizine
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Cirrus (Helsinki building), a high-rise apartment building in Helsinki, Finland
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Cirrus (Seattle building), a residential skyscraper in Seattle, Washington, USA
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Cirrus (interbank network)
Mastercard Cirrus is a worldwide interbank network that provides cash to Mastercard cardholders. As a subsidiary of Mastercard Inc., it connects all Mastercard credit, debit and prepaid cards, as well as ATM cards issued by various banks worldwi ...
, an automated teller machine (ATM) network owned by MasterCard
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Cirrus Logic
Cirrus Logic Inc. is an American fabless semiconductor supplier that specializes in analog, mixed-signal, and audio DSP integrated circuits (ICs). Since 1998, the company's headquarters have been in Austin, Texas.
The company's audio processo ...
, a semiconductor manufacturer
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Access Database Engine, former versions of which were known as Microsoft Jet Database Engine and codenamed Cirrus
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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 Spi ...
, a vodka made in Richmond, Virginia, USA
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