FRACTUS

Meaning of FRACTUS in English

The elements of cumulus and stratus clouds that appear in irregular fragments, as if they had been shred or torn. Never appears in cirrus clouds. Also known as scud. See cumulus fractus and stratus fractus.

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FRACTUS — /frak"teuhs/ , adj. Meteorol. (of a cloud) containing small, individual elements that have a ragged appearance. [ fractus ptp. of …
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FRACTUS — Ragged, detached cloud fragments; same as scud .
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STRATUS FRACTUS — Stratus clouds that appear in irregular fragments, as if they had been shred or torn. Also appears in cumulus clouds …
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CUMULUS FRACTUS — Cumulus clouds that appear in irregular fragments, as if they had been shred or torn. Also appears in stratus clouds …
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FRACTURE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin fractura, from fractus Date: 15th century the result of fracturing ; break , …
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FRACTED — adjective Etymology: Latin fractus Date: 1547 broken
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FRACTAL — noun Etymology: French ~e, from Latin fractus broken, uneven (past participle of frangere to break) + French -ale -al (n. …
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FRACTURE — I. ˈfrakchə(r), -ksh- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin fractura, from fractus (past participle of frangere to …
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FRACTION — I. ˈfrakshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fraccioun, from Late Latin fraction-, fractio action of breaking, from Latin …
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REFRANGIBLE — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_bəl adjective Etymology: from refract (I) , after Latin fractus (past participle of frangere to break): Medieval Latin frangibilis frangible, …
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INFRACTIBLE — -təbəl adjective Etymology: Late Latin infract us unbroken (from Latin in- in- (I) + fractus, past participle of frangere to …
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FRACTO- — combining form Etymology: Latin fractus : broken up and fracto cumulus : fracture fracto graph
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FACTABLE — ˈfakˌtābəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration of earlier fractable, fract table, from Latin fractus (past participle of frangere to …
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DEFRAY — də̇ˈfrā, dēˈ- transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle French deffrayer, desfrayer, from des- de- + frayer to expend, from …
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CONGELIFRACT — kənˈjeləˌfrakt noun ( -s ) Etymology: congeli- (from Latin congelare to freeze) + -fract (from Latin fractus, past participle of …
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ANFRACTUOUS — (ˈ)an|frakchəwəs adjective Etymology: French anfractueux, from Late Latin anfractuosus, from Latin anfractus coil, crook (from anfractus crooked, from an- — …
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FRACTAL — /frak"tl/ , n. Math., Physics. a geometrical or physical structure having an irregular or fragmented shape at all scales of …
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FRACTURE — I. ˈfrak-chər, -shər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin fractura, from fractus Date: 15th century 1. : the result of …
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FRACTED — adjective Etymology: Latin fractus Date: 1547 obsolete : broken
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DEFRAY — transitive verb Etymology: Middle French deffroyer, from des- de- + frayer to expend, from Old French, from frais, plural of …
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ANFRACTUOUS — adjective Etymology: French anfractueux, from Late Latin anfractuosus, from Latin anfractus coil, bend, from an- (from ambi- around) + -fractus, …
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FRACTURE — [frac.ture] n [ME, fr. L fractura, fr. fractus] (15c) 1: the result of fracturing: break 2. a: the act or …
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FRACTED — [fract.ed] adj [L fractus] (1547) obs: broken
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FRACTAL — [frac.tal] n [F fractale, fr. L fractus broken, uneven (pp. of frangere to break) + F -ale -al (n. suffix)] …
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DEFRAY — [de.fray] vt [MF deffrayer, fr. des- de- + frayer to expend, fr. OF, fr. (assumed) OF frai expenditure, lit., damage …
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ANFRACTUOUS — [an.frac.tu.ous] adj [F anfractueux, fr. LL anfractuosus, fr. L anfractus coil, bend, fr. an- (fr. ambi- around) + -fractus, fr. …
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FRACTAL — in mathematics, any of a class of complex geometric shapes that commonly have fractional dimension, a concept first introduced by …
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FRACTURE — I. frac ‧ ture 1 /ˈfræktʃə $ -ər/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] 1 . if a bone or …
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FRACTION — frac ‧ tion /ˈfrækʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: fractio …
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FRACTAL — frac ‧ tal /ˈfrækt ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable] technical [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: French ; Origin: Latin …
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