Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nimbostratus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: nim-bo-stra-tus
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mid-level cloud, generally formless and dark grey in color, associated with precipitation. Abbreviated Ns.

Inflected Forms

nimbostrati (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does nimbostratus mean?: A mid-level cloud, generally formless and dark grey in color, associated with precipitation. Abbreviated Ns.

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