Stratus
noun
A type of low-lying cloud that spreads across the sky like a blanket.
The sky was completely covered with stratus clouds, giving it a very dull and grey appearance.
Often appears as...
- stratus clouds
- low stratus
noun
A part of a statistics software package that is used for data analysis.
The Stratus platform is known for its robust and reliable performance in data analysis.
Often appears as...
- stratus platform
- stratus software
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A type of low-lying cloud that spreads across the sky like a blanket.
The sky was completely covered with stratus clouds, giving it a very dull and grey appearance.
Often appears as...
- stratus clouds
- low stratus
noun
A part of a statistics software package that is used for data analysis.
The Stratus platform is known for its robust and reliable performance in data analysis.
Often appears as...
- stratus platform
- stratus software
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Weather Descriptions
Used when discussing weather conditions, often signaling overcast or gloomy skies.
A thick stratus covered the city, promising a day without sunshine.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Imagery
Evokes images of a flat, unbroken cloud layer, indicating uniformity and extensive coverage.
The stratus blanketing the horizon signaled a day of steady drizzle.
Pro Tip 3/3Predicting Weather
Often associated with continuous light rain or drizzle, especially in the morning.
If you see stratus clouds in the morning, chances are it'll drizzle all day.
Pro Tip 1/3Weather Descriptions
Used when discussing weather conditions, often signaling overcast or gloomy skies.
A thick stratus covered the city, promising a day without sunshine.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Imagery
Evokes images of a flat, unbroken cloud layer, indicating uniformity and extensive coverage.
The stratus blanketing the horizon signaled a day of steady drizzle.
Pro Tip 3/3Predicting Weather
Often associated with continuous light rain or drizzle, especially in the morning.
If you see stratus clouds in the morning, chances are it'll drizzle all day.
Pro Tip 1/3Weather Descriptions
Used when discussing weather conditions, often signaling overcast or gloomy skies.
A thick stratus covered the city, promising a day without sunshine.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Imagery
Evokes images of a flat, unbroken cloud layer, indicating uniformity and extensive coverage.
The stratus blanketing the horizon signaled a day of steady drizzle.
Pro Tip 3/3Predicting Weather
Often associated with continuous light rain or drizzle, especially in the morning.
If you see stratus clouds in the morning, chances are it'll drizzle all day.
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How did clouds get their...
cumulus, heap or pile, and stratus, layer or sheet. But that wasn't the clever part. Clouds are constantly changing, merging, rising, falling, and spreading throughout the atmosphere, rarely maintaining the same shapes for more than a few minutes.
Video examples
Reuben Margolin:...
Take your finger and draw this line. Summer, fall, winter, spring, noon, dusk, dark, dawn. Have you ever seen those stratus clouds that go in parallel stripes across the sky?
Video examples
How did clouds get their...
cumulus, heap or pile, and stratus, layer or sheet. But that wasn't the clever part. Clouds are constantly changing, merging, rising, falling, and spreading throughout the atmosphere, rarely maintaining the same shapes for more than a few minutes.
Video examples
Reuben Margolin:...
Take your finger and draw this line. Summer, fall, winter, spring, noon, dusk, dark, dawn. Have you ever seen those stratus clouds that go in parallel stripes across the sky?
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