stratocumulus
[ strey-toh-kyoo-myuh-luh s, strat-oh- ]
/ ˌstreɪ toʊˈkyu myə ləs, ˌstræt oʊ- /
noun, plural stra·to·cu·mu·lus.
a cloud of a class characterized by large dark, rounded masses, usually in groups, lines, or waves, the individual elements being larger than those in altocumulus and the whole being at a lower altitude, usually below 8000 feet (2400 meters).
Origin of stratocumulus
1890–95;
strato- +
-cumulus
Words nearby stratocumulus
stratify,
stratig.,
stratigraphy,
strato-,
stratocracy,
stratocumulus,
stratopause,
stratosphere,
stratovolcano,
stratton,
stratum
British Dictionary definitions for stratocumulus
stratocumulus
/ (ˌstrætəʊˈkjuːmjʊləs, ˌstreɪtəʊ-) /
noun plural -li (-ˌlaɪ)
meteorol
a uniform stretch of cloud containing dark grey globular masses
Scientific definitions for stratocumulus
stratocumulus
[ străt′ō-kyōōm′yə-ləs ]
Plural stratocumuli (străt′ō-kyōōm′yə-lī′)
A low-altitude, often patchy cloud occurring in extensive horizontal layers with distinct, rounded tops. See illustration at cloud.