Associations to the word «Altostratus»

Wiktionary

ALTOSTRATUS, noun. (physics) (meteorology). A principal medium-level cloud type in the form of a gray or bluish (never white) sheet or layer of striated, fibrous, or uniform appearance.

Dictionary definition

ALTOSTRATUS, noun. A stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles.

Wise words

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