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strati

strati is the plural of stratus.

Meaning of stratus

Noun

stratus (usually uncountable, plural strati)

  1. (usually) 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.
    • [page 99] Stratus. […] A widely extended, continuous, horizontal sheet, increasing from below. […] [page 357] When a stratus covers the ground at sun-rise, however, we often see it collect into cumuli upon the evaporation of that part of it which is immediately contiguous to the earth: […]1803 July, Luke Howard, “XVIII. On the Modifications of Clouds, and on the Principles of Their Production, Suspension, and Destruction; being the Substance of an Essay Read before the Askesian...
    Synonyms:
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Questions about strati

What is strati the plural of?
Strati is the plural of stratus.

Words near strati in the dictionary

  1. strathspey
  2. strathspeys
  3. Strathtay
  4. Strathtulloh
  5. Strathyre
  6. strati
  7. stratic
  8. straticulate
  9. stratifiable
  10. stratificated
  11. stratification

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