stratus

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 frequently become broken and blown. The evaporating fog normally results in the formation of low-stratus clouds.

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  • stratus — [ stratys ] n. m. • 1830; mot lat. « étendu » → strate ♦ Didact. Nuage de grande étendue qui présente l aspect d un voile gris continu. ⇒ altostratus, cirrostratus, stratocumulus. Des stratus. ● stratus nom masculin (latin stratus, étendu) Couche …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • stratus — STRÁTUS s.m. Nori de forma unui strat orizontal, uniform şi continuu, de culoare cenuşie, asemănători cu ceaţa, situaţi la înălţimi joase şi care produc burniţă şi zăpadă grăunţoasă. – Din fr., lat. stratus. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007.… …   Dicționar Român

  • Stratus — may refer to:*Stratus cloud, a cloud type **Nimbostratus cloud, a cloud type **Stratocumulus cloud, a cloud type **Altostratus cloud, a cloud type **Altostratus undulatus cloud, a cloud type **Cirrostratus cloud, a cloud type *Stratus, a Serbian… …   Wikipedia

  • 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 — Stra tus, n. [L. stratus a spreading out, scattering, from sternere, stratum, to spread.] (Meteor.) A form of clouds in which they are arranged in a horizontal band or layer. See {Cloud}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stratus — strȃtus m DEFINICIJA meteor. sivi jednolični oblačni sloj, općenito jednolike podnice na visini između 200 i 700 m, može dati rosulju, slab ili zrnati snijeg ETIMOLOGIJA lat. stratus: prostrt ← sternere: prostirati …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Stratus — (lat.), die Schichtwolke, s. Wolken …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Stratus — (lat.), Schichtwolke, Wolkenform mit oben und unten horizontalen Grenzflächen …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • strȃtus — m meteor. sivi jednolični oblačni sloj, općenito jednolike podnice na visini između 200 i 700 m, može dati rosulju, slab ili zrnati snijeg ✧ {{001f}}lat …   Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika

  • stratus — ► NOUN ▪ cloud forming a continuous horizontal grey sheet, often with rain or snow. ORIGIN Latin, strewn …   English terms 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

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