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stratus.

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 a weak, uniform luminance.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈstɹeɪtəs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈstɹæ-/Received-Pronunciation/ˈstɹɑː-/Received-Pronunciation/ˈstɹeɪtəs/General-American
  1. 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 a weak, uniform luminance.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *str̥h₃tós Proto-Italic *strātos Latin stratuslbor. English stratus Learned borrowing from Latin strātus (“spread or stretched out”). Coined by the British chemist and amateur meteorologist Luke Howard (1772–1864): see the 1803 quotation. Doublet of strath.

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