stratus

/'streitəs/

Thân thiện

A stratus cloud blankets the sky before the rain.

Definition

1. 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.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a large dark low cloud

Từ đồng nghĩa

• stratus cloud