étage

UK, US/əˈtɑːʒ/Australia/əˈtaːʒ/

noun

Any of the distinctive forms that a cloud takes relating to the altitude of its base, either "low", "middle", or "high", and designated by the respective prefixes strato-, alto-, and cirro-.

OriginFrench étage →
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Meanings

nounétage (plural étages)

plural étages

  1. climatologyAny of the distinctive forms that a cloud takes relating to the altitude of its base, either "low", "middle", or "high", and designated by the respective prefixes strato-, alto-, and cirro-.

Origin

  1. Frenchétage
  2. Englishétage

Borrowed from French étage. Doublet of stage.

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APA

étage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9tage

MLA

“étage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9tage. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “étage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9tage.

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