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PRONUNCIATION OF MAMMATUS

mammatus  [mæˈmeɪtəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAMMATUS

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mammatus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAMMATUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mammatus

Mammatus cloud

Mammatus, also known as mammatocumulus, is a meteorological term applied to a cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud. The name mammatus is derived from the Latin mamma.

Definition of mammatus in the English dictionary

The definition of mammatus in the dictionary is a bumpy, breast-shaped cloud.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAMMATUS


afflatus
əˈfleɪtəs
altostratus
ˌæltəʊˈstreɪtəs
apparatus
ˌæpəˈreɪtəs
comitatus
ˌkɒmɪˈteɪtəs
conatus
kəʊˈneɪtəs
emeritus
ɪˈmɛrɪtəs
flatus
ˈfleɪtəs
foederatus
ˌfɛdəˈreɪtəs
hiatus
haɪˈeɪtəs
inflatus
ɪnˈfleɪtəs
meatus
mɪˈeɪtəs
nimbostratus
ˌnɪmbəʊˈstreɪtəs
saleratus
ˌsæləˈreɪtəs
serratus
səˈreɪtəs
situs
ˈsaɪtəs
status
ˈsteɪtəs
stratous
ˈstreɪtəs
stratus
ˈstreɪtəs
Titus
ˈtaɪtəs
ubiquitous
juːˈbɪkwɪtəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAMMATUS

mamma
mammae
mammal
mammal-like
mammalian
mammaliferous
mammality
mammalogical
mammalogist
mammalogy
mammaplasties
mammaplasty
mammary
mammary gland
mammate
mammee
mammee apple
mammer
mammet
mammetry

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAMMATUS

amateur status
beacon status
breathing apparatus
celebrity status
Cincinnatus
cirrostratus
critical apparatus
Donatus
Golgi apparatus
heating apparatus
marital status
national status
peripatus
Pilatus
Pisistratus
posse comitatus
quadratus
refugee status
semper paratus
single status

Synonyms and antonyms of mammatus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mammatus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAMMATUS

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The translations of mammatus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mammatus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

mammatus
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mammatus
570 millions of speakers

English

mammatus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mammatus
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

mammatus
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

mammatus
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mammatus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mammatus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mammatus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mammatus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mammatus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mammatus
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mammatus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mammatus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mammatus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mammatus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

माथमस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mammatus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Mammatus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mammatus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

mammatus
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mammatus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mammatus
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mammatus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mammatus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mammatus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mammatus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAMMATUS»

The term «mammatus» is regularly used and occupies the 70.261 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAMMATUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mammatus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAMMATUS»

Discover the use of mammatus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mammatus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Eloquent Science: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Better ...
Sometimes in our haste, we leave out words, shortening the sentence. Unfortunately, such omissions can convey sloppiness, ambiguity, or worse, inaccuracy. This is an example of how care should be taken with wording. DRAFT: Mammatus ...
David Schultz, 2013
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Tornadoes
Mammatus. 63. HOW. A. TORNADO. BEGINS. Any thunderstorm that is capable of generating tornadoes is said to be tor- nadic. The appearance of tornadic storms is a little different from that of squall-line storms (see the section “Squall lines” ...
Michael Allaby, 2009
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Severe Convective Storms and Tornadoes: Observations and ...
What we know about mammatus comes mainly from serendipitous visual observations, aircraft penetrations and airborne in situ measurements, and Doppler radar and lidar observations, both airborne and ground based (Figures 3.30 and ...
Howard B. Bluestein, 2013
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Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and ...
Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s). ○ FIGURE 5.31 Mamma clouds (also known as mammatus) form. To better describe a cloud's shape and form, a number of descriptive ...
C. Donald Ahrens, Peter Lawrence Jackson, Christine E. J. Jackson, 2012
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Scutiger: Scutiger Mammatus, Scutiger Glandulatus, Scutiger ...
Excerpt: Scutiger is a genus of amphibian in the Megophryidae family. It contains the following species: ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=12396430
LLC Books, 2010
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Mammatus Cloud
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2010
7
Extreme Weather and Climate
C. Donald Ahrens, Perry Samson. Mammatus clouds forming beneath a thunderstorm. Summary Key Terms The following terms are listed (with page. FIGURE 4.24 called a banner cloud. ❱ The cloud forming over and downwind of Mt. Rainier ...
C. Donald Ahrens, Perry Samson, 2010
8
Colorado Weather Almanac
The roll cloud breaks away from the parent thunderstorm and slowly dies away as it rolls on ahead. Although they can cause strong straight-line winds, roll clouds usually look worse than they really are. Cumulonimbus mammatus clouds  ...
Mike Nelson, 2007
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CLOUDS What They Are and What They Indicate
Henry Mark Smith. Occasionally, descending may cause a cloud to have rounded dips. This feature is described by the name mammatus. As the air currents dip, they bring the condensation down in rounded sags of the cloud base. Figure 2.49  ...
Henry Mark Smith
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Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and ...
Most clouds form in rising air, but the mammatus forms in sinking air. Mammatus clouds derive their name from their appearance—baglike sacs that hang beneath the cloud and resemble a cow's udder (see 0 Fig. 5.27). Although mammatus ...
C. Donald Ahrens, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAMMATUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mammatus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Weather Blog: Weekend starts with storms, muggy feel
The photo shows some amazing mammatus clouds. A huge thank you to Adam and Scott for sharing their photos! The last image is from the ... «WISN Milwaukee, Jul 15»
2
Check Out The Most Amazing Cloud Formations
... the formation of a tornado, but experts say that is a misconception. On the contrary, mammatus clouds usually form after a severe storm. «Social News Daily, Jul 15»
3
Severe weather sweeps over Otter Tail County
Mammatus clouds often accompany severe thunderstorms, but do not produce severe weather; they may accompany non-severe storms as ... «Perham Focus, Jul 15»
4
Storms hit Blount with double whammy
Mammatus clouds with a possible anvil cloud are seen from the Foothills Parkway at sunset after storms Tuesday. Posted: Wednesday, July 15, ... «The Daily Times, Jul 15»
5
Our sky really is the limit!
Mammatus clouds are some of the most unusual and distinctive formations with a series of bulges or pouches emerging through the base of the ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
6
UK weather sees Britain hit by lightning as glorious weather stops
A late-night thunderstorm over the south coast saw odd-shaped mammatus clouds, which take their name from the Latin for 'breast', to form ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Incredible lightning bolts strike over the Isle of Wight
Late night thunderstorms struck the south coast of England with huge bolts of lightning and mammatus clouds. Man abandons three-year-old ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
16 things you might have missed in Dorset and the New Forest over …
According to the Met Office, these Mammatus clouds are usually formed in association with large cumulonimbus clouds, particular when these ... «Bournemouth Echo, Jul 15»
9
Photo Friday: mammatus clouds
The orb-like mammatus clouds hang from the bottom of other cloud structures, most commonly cumulonimbus. Their smooth, drooping ... «Great Lakes Echo, Jul 15»
10
Weekly Wrap-Up: Damaging Storms Slam Chicago to Philadelphia …
In Sinking Spring, Pa., mammatus clouds populated the skies after the storms on Tuesday, June 23. (Twitter Photo/Quinn Dickinson). «AccuWeather.com, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Mammatus [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mammatus>. May 2024 ».
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