ALTOSTRATUS


Meaning of ALTOSTRATUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌal-tō-ˈstrā-təs, -ˈstra- ]

noun

( plural al·to·stra·ti -ˌtī)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin altus + New Latin -o- + stratus

Date: 1894

: a fairly uniform mid-altitude layer of gray cloud darker than cirrostratus — see cloud illustration

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