stratocumulusn.
/ˌstratə(ʊ)ˈkjuːmjᵿləs/, /ˌstreɪtə(ʊ)ˈkjuːmjᵿləs/, U.S. /ˌstrædoʊˈkjumjələs/, /ˌstreɪdoʊˈkjumjələs/ Originally: a type of cloud of an intermediate type between stratus (which they most resemble) and cumulus. In later use: = cumulo-stratus n. at cumulo- comb. form .
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cumulo-cirro-stratus1803
cumulo-stratus1813
twain-cloud1823
stratocumulus1845
1845 C. V. Walker tr. L. F. Kaemtz Compl. Course Meteorol. iii. 123 I propose designating them under the name of strato-cumulus [Ger. Strato-Cumulus].
1898 Jrnl. School Geogr. (U.S.) Oct. 310 The sky..was overcast with strato-cumulus and cumulus clouds.
1920 G. A. Clarke Clouds iv. 73 The beautifully waved structure seen in nearly all of the layer-type of clouds from cirrus downward to stratocumulus.
1975 Countryman Autumn 75/1 Altocumulus, like its lower counterpart stratocumulus, frequently occurs in a wave formation.
2009 J. Struthers Red Sky at Night 98 High stratocumulus, as their name suggests, sit higher in the sky.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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