cirrostratus
cir·ro·stra·tus
cirrostratus · cirrostrati
перисто-слоистая
Zirrostratus, Schleierwolke
A principal high-level cloud type appearing as a whitish veil, usually fibrous but…A principal high-level cloud type appearing as a whitish veil, usually fibrous but sometimes smooth, which may totally cover the sky and which often produces halo phenomena.
UK/ˌsɪɹə(ʊ)ˈstɹeɪtəs/US/ˌsɪɹoʊˈstɹeɪtəs/
Meaning
1 sensesA principal high-level cloud type appearing as a whitish veil, usually fibrous but sometimes smooth, which may totally cover the sky and which often produces halo phenomena.
Zirrostratus, Schleierwolke
перисто-слои́стаяperisto-sloístaja
More definitions
- a thin uniform layer of hazy cloud at high altitude
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
cloud type appearing as a whitish veil:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
cloud type appearing as a whitish veil:
Origin
From cirro- + stratus, coined by the British chemist and amateur meteorologist Luke HowardFrom cirro- + stratus, coined by the British chemist and amateur meteorologist Luke Howard (1772–1864): see the 1803 quotation.
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Forms
plural: cirrostrati| Singular | cirrostratus |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsCs
Close in meaning
- a thin uniform layer of hazy cloud at high altitude:cirrostratus cloud
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcirrostrative
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular