strato-

1. a combining form representing stratus (stratocumulus ) or specialized as a combining form of stratosphere (stratovision ).

strato-

combining form

1. denoting stratus

   stratocumulus

2. denoting the stratosphere

   stratopause

Word History and Origins

Origin of strato-¹

strat(us) + -o-

Example Sentences

This rollout comes just days after Starbucks launched its new “Strato” beverages — a Frappuccino topped with cold foam instead of whipped cream — which hit stores on July 8.

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Both he and Jackson had long-term Greek lovers whose different temperaments made the poetry scholar David Kalstone, Merrill’s close friend, “describe Strato + George as L’Allegro + Il Penseroso.”

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Today, more than 100 years after magma first flowed from the Lassen Peak, amateur volcanologists can delight in finding the remains of the four types of volcanoes: shield, cinder cone, strato and plug.

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Happy Hour with food and drinks on the building’s “Strato Deck.”

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In addition to using the building as the entry for its factory tour, Boeing often rents the expansive gallery or the rooftop “Strato Deck” for private VIP celebrations of airplane deliveries to important airline customers.

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