Etymology

cumulostratus

cu·mu·lo·stra·tus
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Today it means: Synonym of stratocumulus. Full definition →

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The story

From cumul(us) + -o- + stratus, coined by the British chemist and amateur meteorologist Luke Howard (1772–1864): see the 1803 quotation.

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