Most of our names for clouds come from Latin and are usually a combination of the following prefixes and suffixes: Stratus/strato = flat/layered and smooth. Cumulus/cumulo = heaped up/puffy, like cauliflower. Cirrus/cirro = High up/wispy.
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The heights: High – Cirro also means “high” – above 20,000ft. Middle – Alto means “mid”, like middle – 6500 – 20,000ft. Low – Well there’s not a prefix for “low” in cloud talk, but low clouds are found from 0 – 6500ft.
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Nimbus/Nimbo = Rain-bearing cloud. Where these names are combined we can often build up an idea of that cloud's character. For example, if we combine nimbus and stratus we get 'nimbostratus' - a cloud which is flat and layered and has the potential for rain. Last updated: Aug 15, 2016 9:30 AM.
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More specifically, the term stratus is used to describe flat, hazy, featureless clouds of low altitude varying in color from dark gray to nearly white. The word stratus comes from the Latin prefix strato-, meaning layer. Stratus clouds may produce a light drizzle or a small amount of snow. These clouds are essentially above-ground fog formed either through the lifting of morning fog or through cold air moving at low altitudes over a region.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratus_cloud
strato- stretched out horizontal layer as in clouds and atmospere layers strato-cumulus strat-us strato-sphere strato-pause.
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a combining form representing stratus, (stratocumulus) or specialized as a combining form of stratosphere (stratovision). Origin of strato-. strat(us) + -o-.
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-Objects on the ground cool below the dew point temperature. -The dew point is 32 degrees or below. -water vapor changes into ice without first becoming a liquid. When the ratio of water vapor in a given volume of air to the mass of the remaining dry air.
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strato-. 1. a combining form representing stratus, (stratocumulus) or specialized as a combining form of stratosphere (stratovision). strato-. 1.
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Cirro means “curl of hair,” like wispy baby curls in the sky. High – Cirro also means “high” – above 20,000ft. Middle – Alto means “mid”, like middle – 6500 – 20,000ft. Low – Well there’s not a prefix for “low” in cloud talk, but low clouds are found from 0 – 6500ft. Nimbus means “rain” or “precipitation”.
http://www.untamedscience.com/blog/cloud-types/
Strato means a combining form representing stratus This means layer. here are some examples that have the word Strato in it The stratosphere is the next highest atmospheric …layer. There are no clouds in the stratosphere. Commercial jets fly in the lower part of the stratosphere.
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when naming clouds, the term strato means
When naming clouds, the term strato means layer.