stratus

/strey-tuhs, strat-uhs/US // ˈstreɪ təs, ˈstræt əs //UK // (ˈstreɪtəs) //

阶层,层状物,层状体,层状结构

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural stra·ti [strey-tahy, strat-ahy]. /ˈstreɪ taɪ, ˈstræt aɪ/.
- : a cloud of a class characterized by a gray, horizontal layer with a uniform base, found at a lower altitude than altostratus, usually below 8,000 feet.

The appearance of the cumulo-stratus, among ranges of hills, presents some interesting phenomena.
The cumulo-stratus, when well formed and seen singly, and in profile, is quite as beautiful an object as the cumulus.
This cloud may either evaporate or disappear, or it may pass to the cirrus, or sink lower and become a cirro-stratus.
The Stratus, from its spreading out horizontally in a continuous layer, and increasing from below.
The cumulo-stratus is more dense and continuous in its structure; thick in the middle, and thinned off towards the edges.