fracto-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is usually maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. fracto-nimbus Brit.

/ˌfraktə(ʊ)ˈnɪmbəs/, U.S.

/ˌfræktoʊˈnɪmbəs/.

used as combining form of Latin fractus broken, in Meteorology (see quots.).

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1896 Internat. Cloud-Atlas (Internat. Meteorol. Committee) 18 (heading) International designations of cloud~forms... Fr. Cu... Fracto-cumulus. Fr. N... Fracto-nimbus. Fr. S... Fracto-stratus.

1917 A. G. McAdie Princ. Aërogr. 115 The true cumulus..is often torn by strong winds,..(‘fracto-cumulus’).

1917 A. G. McAdie Princ. Aërogr. 115 If the mass of nimbus is torn up into small patches..they may be called ‘fracto-nimbus’, the ‘scud’ of the sailors.

1926 A. G. McAdie Man & Weather 68 The word fracto..is now in general use to designate a cloud form in which the mass is broken into small divisions.

1956 J. C. Swayne Conc. Gloss. Geogr. Terms 62 Fracto-nimbus cloud (scud), ragged fragments of cloud drifting rapidly in a strong wind often under rain clouds.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	fracto-
释义	fracto-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is usually maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. fracto-nimbus Brit. /ˌfraktə(ʊ)ˈnɪmbəs/, U.S. /ˌfræktoʊˈnɪmbəs/. used as combining form of Latin fractus broken, in Meteorology (see quots.). ΚΠ 1896 Internat. Cloud-Atlas (Internat. Meteorol. Committee) 18 (heading) International designations of cloud~forms... Fr. Cu... Fracto-cumulus. Fr. N... Fracto-nimbus. Fr. S... Fracto-stratus. 1917 A. G. McAdie Princ. Aërogr. 115 The true cumulus..is often torn by strong winds,..(‘fracto-cumulus’). 1917 A. G. McAdie Princ. Aërogr. 115 If the mass of nimbus is torn up into small patches..they may be called ‘fracto-nimbus’, the ‘scud’ of the sailors. 1926 A. G. McAdie Man & Weather 68 The word fracto..is now in general use to designate a cloud form in which the mass is broken into small divisions. 1956 J. C. Swayne Conc. Gloss. Geogr. Terms 62 Fracto-nimbus cloud (scud), ragged fragments of cloud drifting rapidly in a strong wind often under rain clouds. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < comb. form1896
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