Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fractus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: frac-tus
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cloud species which consists of broken shreds of cloud; scud.

Example Sentences

"FIGURE 5.17[…]The ragged-appearing clouds beneath the nimbostratus are stratus fractus, or scud."

Etymology

From Latin fractus.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: fractus

Inflected Forms

fracti (plural)

Phrases

stratus fractus

Frequently Paired Words

fractocumulus fractostratus

Questions

What does fractus mean?: A cloud species which consists of broken shreds of cloud; scud.
Where does fractus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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