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low stratus
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stratus — A type of low cloud that usually forms a uniform gray cloud sheet. A stratus has no particular form and usually covers the whole sky. The stratus sheet is normally thicker and darker than the high altostratus that may be overlying it. These… … Aviation dictionary
stratus — (n.) a low layer of cloud, 1803, from L. stratus a spreading, from stratus, pp. of sternere (see STRATUM (Cf. stratum)) … Etymology dictionary
stratus — [strāt′əs] n. pl. strati [strat′ī] [L, a strewing: see STRATUM] the type of gray cloud found at low altitudes and consisting of a uniform layer of water droplets and sometimes ice crystals: see CLOUD … English World dictionary
stratus clouds — low clouds that are like thick fog … English contemporary dictionary
Stratus cloud — Infobox Cloud name = Stratus cloud image location =Stratus Opacus Uniformis.jpg abbreviation = St symbol = CL 6.png genus= Stratus ( layered ) variety= altitude m = Below 2,000 altitude ft = Below 6,000 level = low appearance = horizontal layers… … Wikipedia
Stratus — Cloud Cloud (kloud), n. [Prob. fr. AS. cl[=u]d a rock or hillock, the application arising from the frequent resemblance of clouds to rocks or hillocks in the sky or air.] 1. A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stratus cloud — noun a large dark low cloud • Syn: ↑stratus • Hypernyms: ↑cloud • Hyponyms: ↑altostratus, ↑altostratus cloud … Useful english dictionary
stratus — noun (plural strati) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, past participle of sternere Date: circa 1803 a low cloud form extending over a large area at altitudes of usually 2000 to 7000 feet (600 to 2100 meters) see cloud illustration … New Collegiate Dictionary
stratus — noun A principal, low level cloud type in the form of a gray layer with a rather uniform base, usually not associated with precipitation, and capable of producing corona phenomena and<!, away from the sun, and at times when the cloud is… … Wiktionary
stratus — stra·tus || strætÉ™s , streɪ / strÉ‘Ët n. low altitude cloud formation consisting of a gray horizontal layer with a relatively flat bottom … English contemporary dictionary
low clouds — Those with a base below approximately 6000 ft (2 km). Stratus, nimbostratus, stratocumulus, cumulus, and sometimes cumulonimbus fall into this category … Aviation dictionary
