fractus

[ frak-tuhs ]

adjectiveMeteorology.
  1. (of a cloud) containing small, individual elements that have a ragged appearance.

Origin of fractus

1
First recorded in 1965–70; from Latin frāctus, past participle of frangere “to break”; cf. break

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