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stra|tus — «STRAY tuhs», noun, plural ti « ty». a low, uniform, horizontal layer of gray cloud that spreads over a large area, occurring at heights under 6,500 feet. ╂[< Latin strātus, ūs a spreading out < sternere to spread out] … Useful english dictionary
cu|mu|lo-stra|tus — or cu|mu|lo|stra|tus «KYOO myuh loh STRAY tuhs», noun, plural ti « ty». a cumulus cloud with its base spread out horizontally like a stratus cloud … Useful english dictionary
cir|ro|stra|tus — cir|ro stra|tus or cir|ro|stra|tus «SIHR oh STRAY tuhs», noun. a thin, veillike cloud formation of ice crystals occurring at heights of 20,000 feet and above, consisting of a horizontal hazy layer, or in some instances inclined sheets thinning… … Useful english dictionary
cir|ro-stra|tus — or cir|ro|stra|tus «SIHR oh STRAY tuhs», noun. a thin, veillike cloud formation of ice crystals occurring at heights of 20,000 feet and above, consisting of a horizontal hazy layer, or in some instances inclined sheets thinning upward into light… … Useful english dictionary
al|to-stra|tus — «AL toh STRAY tuhs», noun, plural ti « ty». a sheetlike formation of gray or bluish clouds with an ill defined base occurring at heights of from 6,500 to 20,000 feet. ╂[< Latin altus high + English stratus] … Useful english dictionary
frac|to-stra|tus — «FRAK toh STRAY tuhs», noun, plural ti « ty». a very low, ragged, horizontally elongated cloud which often appears under nimbostratus clouds during precipitation. ╂[< Latin frāctus broken + English stratus] … Useful english dictionary
nim|bo|stra|tus — «NIHM boh STRAY tuhs», noun, plural ti « ty». a cloud formation of a dark gray layer occurring usually at heights under 8,000 feet and producing prolonged rain or snow; nimbus. ╂[< Latin nimbus + English stratus] … Useful english dictionary
Stratus — Stra|tus 〈m.; , Stra|ti; kurz für〉 Stratuswolke * * * Stratus [zu lateinisch sternere, stratum »ausbreiten«] der, /...ti, Schichtwolke, Gattung der tiefen Wolken; eine durchgehend graue Wolkenschicht mit ziemlich einförmiger Untergrenze, einem… … Universal-Lexikon
Stratuswolke — Stra|tus|wol|ke 〈f. 19〉 niedrige (bis etwas 2 km) Schichtwolke; Sy 〈kurz〉 Stratus [zu lat. stratum „Decke, Polster; Lager“] * * * Stra|tus|wol|ke, die: Stratus … Universal-Lexikon
Stratus — Stra|tus 〈m.; Gen.: , Pl.: Stra|ti; Meteor.; kurz für〉 Stratuswolke … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
