altostratus

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English

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Noun

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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

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  • (abbreviation) As.

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References

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  • FM 3-6 Field Behavior of NBC Agents.

Finnish

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Etymology

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Internationalism, ultimately from Latin altostratus.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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altostratus

  1. Synonym of verhopilvi (altostratus)

Declension

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

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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altostratus m inan or m animal[4]

  1. (meteorology) altostratus

Declension

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References

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  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[1] (in Polish), volume 30, 1893, page 267
  4. ^ altostratus”, in Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego [Grammatical Dictionary of Polish], 2022

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Portuguese

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Noun

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altostratus m (invariable)

  1. Alternative form of alto-estrato

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French altostratus.

Noun

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altostratus m (uncountable)

  1. altostratus

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Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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altostratus m (Cyrillic spelling алтостратус)

  1. (physics) altostratus