stratocumulus
Americannoun
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stratocumulus
plural
noun
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stratocumuli
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A low-altitude, often patchy cloud occurring in extensive horizontal layers with distinct, rounded tops.
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See illustration at cloud
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of stratocumulus
1890–95; strato- + cumulus ( def. )
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Marine stratocumulus clouds over the southeastern Pacific Ocean, captured by NASA’s Terra satellite in 2002.Credit...NASA/GSFC/LaRC/JPL,
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
If you've never had mascarpone cheese, it's what I imagine biting into a thick stratocumulus cloud would taste like: light and fluffy, but with a glossy heft..
From Salon ● Dec. 3, 2021
Whereas crepuscular rays headlined Tuesday’s sunrise, Monday’s sunrise presented more texture and variety as the sun’s rays intercepted a mix of cloud types — stratus, altostratus, stratocumulus and cirrus.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2021
One way they’ve collected the data they need to make these calculations is by flying through stratocumulus clouds with “dangling instruments from airplane wings to measure atmospheric conditions and bounce lasers off of cloud droplets.”
From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2019
The clouds in the latest viral photos are called stratocumulus standing lenticularis, because of their height and shape.
From National Geographic ● Nov. 9, 2015
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