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stratus

Syllables: stra·tus/ˈstɹeɪtəs/US/ˈstɹeɪtəs/

stratus noun: 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.

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...
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stratus meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Tagalog

stratus in Tamil

படைமுகில், மைய மேகங்கள்

stratus in Kannada

ಕವಿದ ಮುಗಿಲು

stratus in Tagalog

cloud
saraying alapaap

Synonyms of stratus

Forms of stratus

pluralstrati

Plural of stratus: strati

Origin of 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.

Words formed from stratus

Words that rhyme with stratus

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Questions about stratus

What does stratus mean?
Stratus means 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.
What is stratus in Tamil?
Stratus in Tamil is படைமுகில், மைய மேகங்கள். See Stratus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is stratus?
Stratus is a noun.
How do you pronounce stratus?
Stratus is pronounced /ˈstɹeɪtəs/ (UK).
What is the plural of stratus?
The plural of stratus is strati.

Words near stratus in the dictionary

  1. stratum granulosum
  2. stratum griseum intermediale
  3. stratum lemnisci
  4. stratum spinosum
  5. stratums
  6. stratus
  7. stratus fractus
  8. Straub
  9. Straube
  10. Straubes
  11. Straubs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: stratus (page history and authors); stratus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stratus (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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