STRATUS


Meaning of STRATUS in English

/ ˈstreɪtəs; NAmE ; ˈstrɑːtəs/ noun

[ U ] ( technical ) a type of cloud that forms a continuous grey sheet covering the sky

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: modern Latin , from Latin , literally strewn , past participle of sternere .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.