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单词 nimbostratus
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Definition of nimbostratus in English:

nimbostratus

noun ˌnɪmbə(ʊ)ˈstreɪtəsˌnɪmbə(ʊ)ˈstrɑːtəs
mass noun
  • Cloud forming a thick uniform grey layer at low altitude, from which rain or snow often falls (without any lightning or thunder).

    雨层云

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Rain and snow often accompany the development of nimbostratus clouds.
    • Well, it is quite light in colour to be a nimbostratus but precipitation all day long in connection with a weather front depicts the cloud.
    • Lesser values can be recorded in between the main storm cores and from the nimbostratus.
    • The storm was cloaked like a hidden monster behind a stratiform cloud veil (nimbostratus) with a little fractus in the foreground.

Origin

Late 19th century: modern Latin, from nimbus + stratus.

Rhymes

altostratus, cirrostratus, stratus

Definition of nimbostratus in US English:

nimbostratus

noun
  • A type of cloud forming a thick uniform gray layer at low altitude, from which rain or snow often falls (without any lightning or thunder).

    雨层云

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Rain and snow often accompany the development of nimbostratus clouds.
    • Well, it is quite light in colour to be a nimbostratus but precipitation all day long in connection with a weather front depicts the cloud.
    • Lesser values can be recorded in between the main storm cores and from the nimbostratus.
    • The storm was cloaked like a hidden monster behind a stratiform cloud veil (nimbostratus) with a little fractus in the foreground.

Origin

Late 19th century: modern Latin, from nimbus + stratus.

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