stratus
stratus The Latin stratus, meaning ‘flattened’ or ‘spread out’, used to describe a cloud of flat, uniform base and of grey appearance, through which the Sun may be outlined clearly when the cloud is not too dense. See also cloud classification.
stratus
stratus From the Latin stratus meaning ‘flattened’ or ‘spread out’, a cloud of flat, uniform base and of grey appearance, through which the Sun may be outlined clearly when the cloud is not too dense. See also CLOUD CLASSIFICATION.
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