nimbostratus

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noun

A mid-level cloud, generally formless and dark grey in color, associated with precipitation. Abbreviated Ns.

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Meanings

nounnimbostratus (plural nimbostrati)

plural nimbostrati

  1. climatologyA mid-level cloud, generally formless and dark grey in color, associated with precipitation. Abbreviated Ns.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rain cloud

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 雨層雲 /雨层云
  • 雨層雲 /雨层云 (jyu⁵ cang⁴ wan⁴)cloud type
Chinese Mandarin 雨層雲 /雨层云
  • 雨層雲 /雨层云 (yǔcéngyún)cloud type
Finnish laaja sadepilvi, sadepilvi
  • laaja sadepilvicloud type
  • sadepilvicloud type
French nimbostratus
  • nimbostratuscloud type
Greek μελανόστρωμα
  • μελανόστρωμα (melanóstroma)cloud type
Icelandic regnþykkni, regnský
  • regnþykknicloud type
  • regnskýcloud type
Italian nembostrato
  • nembostratocloud type
Japanese 乱層雲, 雨雲
  • 乱層雲 (ransōun)cloud type
  • 雨雲 (amagumo)cloud type
Korean 난층운
  • 난층운 (nancheung'un)cloud type
Latin nimbostratus
  • nimbostratuscloud type
Polish nimbostratus
  • nimbostratuscloud type
Russian слои́сто-дождева́я
  • слои́сто-дождева́я (sloísto-doždevája)cloud type

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nimbostratus

statusapparatusstratushiatuscomitatuslatusCincinnatusflatusmeatusafflatusaltostratuscirrostratuscumulostratusquadratus
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Cite this entry
APA

nimbostratus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nimbostratus

MLA

“nimbostratus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nimbostratus. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nimbostratus,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nimbostratus.

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