stratus
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stratus
- /ˈstɹeɪtəs/ UK
- /ˈstɹæ-/ UK
- /ˈstɹɑː-/ UK
- /ˈstɹeɪtəs/ US
- /ˈstɹæ-/ US
- /ˈstɹɑ-/ US
- [-ɾəs] US
Rhymes with -eɪtəs, -ætəs, -ɑːtəs
Where it comes from
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.
noun strati
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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: […]
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noun cloud
| Español | estrato |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 층운 cheung'un |
| 日本語 | 層雲 sōun |
| 中文 | 層雲 /层云 céngyún |
| Русский | слои́стое облако sloístoje |
Talk about this word "stratus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stratus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. stratus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stratus "stratus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stratus.Cite this
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title = {stratus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stratus},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
