Meanings
nounstratocumulus (plural stratocumuli)
plural stratocumuli
- climatologyA principal low-level cloud type, predominantly stratiform, in the form of a gray and/or whitish layer or patch, which nearly always has dark parts and is nonfibrous.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Englishstrato-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱuh₁mósder.?
- Latincumulus
- Englishcumulus
- Englishstratocumulus
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 層積雲 /层积云
- 層積雲 /层积云 (cang⁴ zik¹ wan⁴)cloud type
Chinese Mandarin 層積雲 /层积云
- 層積雲 /层积云 (céngjīyún)cloud type
Finnish kumpukerrospilvi
- kumpukerrospilvicloud type
French stratocumulus
- stratocumuluscloud type
Italian stratocumulo
- stratocumulocloud type
Japanese 層積雲
- 層積雲 (sōsekiun)cloud type
Korean 층적운
- 층적운 (cheungjeogun)cloud type
Latin stratocumulus, nubes stratocumula
- stratocumuluscloud type
- nubes stratocumulacloud type
Russian слои́сто-кучева́я
- слои́сто-кучева́я (sloísto-kučevája)cloud type
Spanish estratocúmulo
- estratocúmulocloud type
Turkish stratokümülüs
- stratokümülüscloud type
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
stratocumulus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stratocumulus
MLA
“stratocumulus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stratocumulus. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stratocumulus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stratocumulus.
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