altostratus

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English

Pronunciation

Noun

altostratus (plural altostrati)

  1. (physics, meteorology) A principal medium-level cloud type in the form of a gray or bluish (never white) sheet or layer of striated, fibrous, or uniform appearance.

Synonyms

  • (abbreviation) As.

Translations

References

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Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism, ultimately from Latin altostratus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑltoˌstrɑtus/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑtus
  • Hyphenation(key): alto‧stratus

Noun

altostratus

  1. Synonym of verhopilvi (altostratus)

Declension

Possessive forms of altostratus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

Polish

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Etymology

Internationalism; compare English altostratus. Ultimately from Latin altō + strātus.[1][2] First attested in 1893.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.tɔsˈtra.tus/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -atus
  • Syllabification: al‧tos‧tra‧tus

Noun

altostratus m inan or m animal[4]

  1. (meteorology) altostratus

Declension

References

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “altostratus”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “altostratus”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. ^ Sprawozdania (in Polish), volume 30, 1893, page 267
  4. ^ altostratus”, in Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego [Grammatical Dictionary of Polish], 2022

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Noun

altostratus m (invariable)

  1. Alternative form of alto-estrato

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French altostratus.

Noun

altostratus m (uncountable)

  1. altostratus

Declension

singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative altostratus altostratusul
genitive-dative altostratus altostratusului
vocative altostratusule

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

altostratus m (Cyrillic spelling алтостратус)

  1. (physics) altostratus