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strat·us S5866700 (străt′əs, strā′təs)n. pl. strat·i (străt′ī, strā′tī) A low-altitude cloud formation consisting of a horizontal layer of gray clouds. [From Latin strātus, past participle of sternere, to stretch, extend; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]stratus (ˈstreɪtəs) n, pl -ti (-taɪ) (Physical Geography) a grey layer cloud. Compare cirrus1, cumulus[C19: via New Latin from Latin: strewn, from sternere to extend]stra•tus (ˈstreɪ təs, ˈstræt əs) n., pl. stra•ti (ˈstreɪ taɪ, ˈstræt aɪ) a cloud of a class characterized by a gray, horizontal layer with a uniform base. [1795–1805; < Latin strātus; see stratum] strat·us (străt′əs) Plural strati A low-lying, grayish cloud layer that sometimes produces drizzle. A stratus cloud that is close to the ground or water is called fog.stratusLayers of low clouds often covering a large area, usually formed in calm weather.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | stratus - a large dark low cloud stratus cloudaltostratus, altostratus cloud - a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 milescloud - a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude | Translationsstratus
stratus: see cloudcloud, aggregation of minute particles of water or ice suspended in the air. Formation of Clouds
Clouds are formed when air containing water vapor is cooled below a critical temperature called the dew point and the resulting moisture condenses into droplets on ..... Click the link for more information. .stratus[′strad·əs] (meteorology) A principal cloud type in the form of a gray layer with a rather uniform base; a stratus does not usually produce precipitation, but when it does occur it is in the form of minute particles, such as drizzle, ice crystals, or snow grains. stratus (St)A type of low cloud that usually forms a uniform gray cloud sheet. A stratus has no particular form and usually covers the whole sky. The stratus sheet is normally thicker and darker than the high altostratus that may be overlying it. These frequently become broken and blown. The evaporating fog normally results in the formation of low-stratus clouds.stratus a grey layer cloud Stratus (company)One of the leading manufacturers of fault-tolerantcomputer systems. While virtually all of Stratus' corehardware and software is sold into the financial services,telecommunications, travel and transportation, and gamingthese markets, a broad range of middleware andapplications are developed and marketed by Stratus, itssubsidiaries, and third party partners.
Yearly sales $609M, profits $43.5M (1996).
http://stratus,com.Stratus(Stratus Technologies, Maynard, MA, www.stratus.com) A manufacturer of fault-tolerant computers founded in 1980. It supports both the VOS and FTX Unix operating systems on its XA/R line of i860-based systems. Its earlier XA/2000 line was Motorola 68K based. The next line of systems, dubbed the Continuum series, uses HP's PA-RISC architecture.LegalSeecloudSTRATUS
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stratus Related to stratus: Stratus TechnologiesSynonyms for stratusnoun a large dark low cloudSynonymsRelated Words- altostratus
- altostratus cloud
- cloud
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