stratus

Definitions


[ˈstrɑːtəs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- cloud forming a continuous horizontal grey sheet, often with rain or snow
(e.g: the weather was lousy, with low stratus and poor visibility)


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Origin:
early 19th century: modern Latin, from Latin, literally ‘strewn’, past participle of sternere




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