stratus
/'streitəs/
Definition
- Noun:
- A large, dark, low cloud: "Stratus" refers to a type of cloud that forms in a uniform, gray, often featureless layer at low altitudes, typically covering the entire sky like a blanket and potentially bringing drizzle or light precipitation.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The morning fog lifted to reveal a thick stratus that blocked the sun all day.
- Meteorologists predicted a layer of stratus would bring overcast skies to the region.
- From the ground, the stratus looked like a dull, gray ceiling.
Advanced Usage
- "Stratus deck": A continuous, unbroken layer of stratus clouds.
- The pilot ascended through the stratus deck into clear skies above.
- "Stratus fractus": A variety of stratus clouds that appear ragged and broken.
- The wind tore the stratus into stratus fractus over the hills.
Variants and Related Words
- Stratiform (adj): Having the smooth, layered form characteristic of stratus clouds.
- The stratiform cloud cover indicated stable atmospheric conditions.
- Strato-: A combining form used in cloud classification, as in "stratocumulus" (a low cloud with both layered and lumpy characteristics).
Synonyms
- Cloud layer: A general term for a continuous expanse of cloud.
- Overcast: A sky completely covered by cloud, often by stratus.
Related Phrases
(Note: "Stratus" is a specific meteorological term and does not commonly form phrasal verbs or idioms in general English.)
Noun
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a large dark low cloud
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