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altostratus

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Noun

HYPHEN

al=to=stra=tus

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun altostratus has 1 sense

altostratus(n = noun.object) altostratus cloud - a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles; Array

is a kind of stratus, stratus cloud

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CIDE DICTIONARY

altostratus, n. [L. altus high + L. & E. stratus.].

A cloud formation similar to cirro-stratus, but heavier and at a lower level; a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

altostratus, n. (pl. altostrati) a continuous and uniformly flat cloud formation at medium altitude.

Etymology

mod.L f. L altus high + STRATUS

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