Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

altostratus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: al-to-stra-tus
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

From alto- + stratus.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: alto-

Inflected Forms

altostrati (plural)

Synonyms

As altostratus cloud

Rhymes With

status apparatus hiatus stratus comitatus cincinnatus meatus quadratus latus flatus nimbostratus afflatus

Questions

What does altostratus mean?: 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.
Where does altostratus come from?: From alto- + stratus.

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