Definition of altostratus in English:

altostratus

noun ˌaltəʊˈstreɪtəsˌaltəʊˈstrɑːtəsˌaltōˈstrātəs

mass noun

Cloud forming a continuous uniform layer which resembles stratus but occurs at medium altitude (typically 2 to 7 km, 6,500 to 23,000 ft).
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Example sentencesExamples
- Where enough light shows through cirrostratus clouds to create shadows, it does not with altostratus.
- An altostratus cloud usually covers the whole sky and has a gray or blue-gray appearance.
- From the ground this altostratus looks white or slightly blue and watery.
- The grey layer looks like and should be an altostratus although the fronts look different in the tropical regions.
- You were probably looking at the sun or moon through a layer of altostratus clouds.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin alto- (from Latin altus 'high') + stratus.

Rhymes

cirrostratus, nimbostratus, stratus

Definition of altostratus in US English:

altostratus

nounˌaltōˈstrātəs

Cloud forming a continuous uniform layer that resembles stratus but occurs at medium altitude, usually 6,500–23,000 feet (2–7 km).
高层云
Example sentencesExamples
- The grey layer looks like and should be an altostratus although the fronts look different in the tropical regions.
- Where enough light shows through cirrostratus clouds to create shadows, it does not with altostratus.
- An altostratus cloud usually covers the whole sky and has a gray or blue-gray appearance.
- You were probably looking at the sun or moon through a layer of altostratus clouds.
- From the ground this altostratus looks white or slightly blue and watery.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin alto- (from Latin altus ‘high’) + stratus.

单词	altostratus
释义	Definition of altostratus in English: altostratus noun ˌaltəʊˈstreɪtəsˌaltəʊˈstrɑːtəsˌaltōˈstrātəs mass noun Cloud forming a continuous uniform layer which resembles stratus but occurs at medium altitude (typically 2 to 7 km, 6,500 to 23,000 ft). 高层云 Example sentencesExamples Where enough light shows through cirrostratus clouds to create shadows, it does not with altostratus. An altostratus cloud usually covers the whole sky and has a gray or blue-gray appearance. From the ground this altostratus looks white or slightly blue and watery. The grey layer looks like and should be an altostratus although the fronts look different in the tropical regions. You were probably looking at the sun or moon through a layer of altostratus clouds. Origin Late 19th century: from modern Latin alto- (from Latin altus 'high') + stratus. Rhymes cirrostratus, nimbostratus, stratus Definition of altostratus in US English: altostratus nounˌaltōˈstrātəs Cloud forming a continuous uniform layer that resembles stratus but occurs at medium altitude, usually 6,500–23,000 feet (2–7 km). 高层云 Example sentencesExamples The grey layer looks like and should be an altostratus although the fronts look different in the tropical regions. Where enough light shows through cirrostratus clouds to create shadows, it does not with altostratus. An altostratus cloud usually covers the whole sky and has a gray or blue-gray appearance. You were probably looking at the sun or moon through a layer of altostratus clouds. From the ground this altostratus looks white or slightly blue and watery. Origin Late 19th century: from modern Latin alto- (from Latin altus ‘high’) + stratus.
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