What is another word for stratus?

Pronunciation: [stɹˈatəs] (IPA)

"Stratus" is a term used in meteorology to refer to a low-lying, horizontal cloud that often covers the entire sky. However, there are plenty of other synonyms that are used to describe this type of cloud. For example, "overcast" is often used to describe that cloudy, gloomy weather that can occur when stratus clouds are present. "Cumulus" and "cirrus" are other types of clouds that can also be described as stratus clouds, depending on their altitude and appearance. Some other synonyms for "stratus" include "layered," "uniform," and "flat," all of which emphasize the distinct, horizontal formation of these clouds.

What are the hypernyms for Stratus?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Stratus?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for stratus (as nouns)

Usage examples for Stratus

The wind lulled, and heavy clouds of stratus appeared in the east, towards evening.
"Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia In Search of a Route from Sydney to the Gulf of Carpentaria (1848) by Lt. Col. Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell Kt. D.C.L. (1792-1855) Surveyor-General of New South Wales"
Thomas Mitchell
As for the Peloponnesians, they at once sailed with their remaining ships along the coast from Dyme and Patrae to Cyllene, the Eleian arsenal; where Cnemus, and the ships from Leucas that were to have joined them, also arrived after the battle at stratus.
"The History of the Peloponnesian War"
Thucydides
Meanwhile the fleet from Corinth and the rest of the confederates in the Crissaean Gulf, which was to have co-operated with Cnemus and prevented the coast Acarnanians from joining their countrymen in the interior, was disabled from doing so by being compelled about the same time as the battle at stratus to fight with Phormio and the twenty Athenian vessels stationed at Naupactus.
"The History of the Peloponnesian War"
Thucydides

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