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stratus (s) (noun), strati (pl)
A low-lying flat gray cloud formation that covers the sky: A stratus spreads out across the horizon.

In meteorology, a principal cloud development that is characterized by a gray layer having a relatively uniform depth and low altitude: The stratus often occurs in the form of uneven patches or fragments and is usually composed of fairly widely dispersed water droplets.

A continuous horizontal layer of clouds.
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This entry is located in the following unit: stratio-, strati-, strato-, strat-, -stratus; ster-, stern- (page 2)
(Latin: horizontal layer; stretched, spread out; layer, cloud layer; strew, scatter, disperse)