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Meaning of "mammatus" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAMMATUS

mæˈmeɪtəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAMMATUS

noun
adjective
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 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 · altostratus · apparatus · comitatus · conatus · emeritus · flatus · foederatus · hiatus · inflatus · meatus · nimbostratus · saleratus · serratus · situs · status · stratous · stratus · Titus · ubiquitous

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

Find out the translation of mammatus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

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.
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माथमस
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Trends of use of mammatus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAMMATUS»

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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
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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
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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»
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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»
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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»
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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»
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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»
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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»
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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»
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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»
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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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