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stratus

[ strey-tuhs, strat-uhs ]

noun

plural strati
  1. a cloud of a class characterized by a gray, horizontal layer with a uniform base, found at a lower altitude than altostratus, usually below 8,000 feet (2,400 meters).


stratus

/ ˈٰɪə /

noun

  1. a grey layer cloud Compare cirrus cumulus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

stratus

/ ٰăə,ٰə /

, Plural strati ٰăī,ٰī

  1. A diffuse, grayish cloud that often produces drizzle and is formed primarily in altitudes no higher than 2,000 m (6,560 ft). A stratus cloud close to the ground or water is called fog.
  2. See illustration at cloud
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stratus1

1795–1805; < Latin ٰٳܲ; stratum
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stratus1

C19: via New Latin from Latin: strewn, from sternere to extend
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Also note the opposing flow of the marine stratus working northward with the convective debris clouds moving southwest towards the coast.

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Brilliant red, orange and scarlet sunsets often take place in the presence of higher cirrus or altocumulus clouds instead of low-level clouds such as stratus or stratocumulus.

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“Imagine waiting your whole life to be at the Oscars and you end up sitting behind a stratus cloud,” tweeted writer Jarrett Bellini, who was promptly shut down by Tems fans.

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Snow can form in the gentle updrafts of stratus clouds or at high altitudes in very cold regions of a thunderstorm.

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I'd started therapy again during a particularly gray stretch of weather; flat, uniform stratus clouds hung in the sky, seemingly insulating us from sun, rain, snow or any variety, really.

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