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PRONUNCIATION OF NIMBOSTRATUS

nimbostratus  [ˌnɪmbəʊˈstreɪtəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NIMBOSTRATUS

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Nimbostratus is a noun.
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WHAT DOES NIMBOSTRATUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

nimbostratus

Nimbostratus cloud

Nimbostratus is a low-to-middle altitude cloud that has considerable vertical and horizontal extent and produces precipitation over a wide area. "Nimbo" is from the Latin word "nimbus", which denotes precipitation. It is a multilevel stratiform layer with a diffuse cloud base generally found anywhere from near surface and about 10000 ft. This cloud typically forms from altostratus in the middle altitude range, but it tends to thicken into the low altitude range during precipitation. Although usually dark at its base, it often appears illuminated from within to a surface observer. Nimbostratus usually has a thickness of about 2000 m. Though found worldwide, nimbostratus occurs more commonly in the middle latitudes.

Definition of nimbostratus in the English dictionary

The definition of nimbostratus in the dictionary is a dark-coloured rain-bearing stratus cloud.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NIMBOSTRATUS


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NIMBOSTRATUS

nimb
nimbi
nimble
nimble-fingered
nimble-footed
nimble-minded
nimbleness
nimblesse
nimblewit
nimblewitted
nimbly
nimbostrati
nimbus
nimbused
NIMBY
nimbyism
nimieties
nimiety
niminy-piminy
nimious

WORDS THAT END LIKE NIMBOSTRATUS

amateur status
breathing apparatus
celebrity status
cirrostratus
critical apparatus
Donatus
fractostratus
Golgi apparatus
heating apparatus
Kipp´s apparatus
marital status
Mons Serratus
national status
Pilatus
Pisistratus
posse comitatus
quadratus
refugee status
semper paratus
single status

Synonyms and antonyms of nimbostratus in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «nimbostratus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NIMBOSTRATUS

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

Translator English - Chinese

雨层云
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nimboestrato
570 millions of speakers

English

nimbostratus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nimbostratus
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طبقية مزنية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слоисто-дождевых облаков
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nimbostratus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

nimbostratus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nimbostratus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nimbostratus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nimbostratus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

乱層雲
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

난층운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nimbostratus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nimbostratus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

nimbostratus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निंबोस्ट्रेटस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Nimbostratus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nimbostratus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Nimbostratus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шарувато - дощових хмар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nimbostratus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nimbostratus
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nimbostratus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nimbostratus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nimbostratus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nimbostratus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NIMBOSTRATUS»

The term «nimbostratus» is normally little used and occupies the 113.590 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NIMBOSTRATUS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NIMBOSTRATUS»

Discover the use of nimbostratus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nimbostratus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History, and Culture ...
NIMBOSTRATUS CLOUDS "N Timbostratus are thick, grey, featureless J. ^1 layers of cloud that cause prolonged, continuous, often heavy, rain, snow or ice pellets. They tend to have very diffuse bases, as a result of all the falling precipitation.
Gavin Pretor-Pinney, 2007
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Cloud Dynamics
Chapter. 6. Nimbostratus. "Now downwards by the world's attraction driven, That tends to earth, which had upris'n to heaven;"15 The shallow-layer clouds, which we considered in Chapter 5, do not produce much precipitation because they do  ...
Robert A. Houze, Jr., 1994
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Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and ...
Sometimes they can produce smaller droplets we call dr izzle, and in w inter, snow f urries can come from low clouds. Nimbostratus (Ns) is a dar k grey, “wet- looking” cloud layer associated with more or less continuously falling rain or snow ...
C. Donald Ahrens, Peter Lawrence Jackson, Christine E. J. Jackson, 2012
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The Cloud Collector's Handbook
When people claim clouds are depressing, they're often thinking of nimbostratus. This thick, grey, featureless rain cloud gives all the other ones a bad name. not only does it block much of the Sun's rays, casting everything in a dim, miserable ...
Gavin Pretor-Pinney, 2011
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Essentials of Meteorology: An Invitation to the Atmosphere
○Figure 4.30 The nimbostratus is the sheetlike cloud from which light rain is falling. The ragged-appearing clouds beneath the nimbostratus are stratus fractus, or scud. clouds are embedded within the nimbostratus cloud. Precipitation often ...
C. Donald Ahrens, 2014
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Regional Climate Studies of China
6.12 (a) Longitudinal cross section of cloud optical thickness (solid) and the percentage of nimbostratus and altostratus cloud amount (dashed) along 29°N from 100° to 120°E; (b) annual cycles of the averaged cloud optical thickness ( solid), ...
Congbin Fu, Zhihong Jiang, Zhaoyong Guan, 2008
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Extreme Weather and Climate
If the precipitation reaches the ground, the cloud is then classified as nimbostratus. LOW CLOUDS Low clouds, with their bases lying below 6500 ft (or 2000 m) are almost always composed of wa— ter droplets; however, in cold weather, they ...
C. Donald Ahrens, Perry Samson, 2010
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Meteorology
stratus opacus • stratus praecipitatio • stratus translucidus • stratus undulatus Nimbostratus Abbreviation: Ns Nimbostratus clouds tend to bring constant precipitation and low visibility. • nimbostratus floccus • nimbostratus opacus • nimbostratus ...
By Wikipedians
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Camping & Wilderness Survival: The Ultimate Outdoors Book
These clouds are formed by the heavy precipitation of Nimbostratus. WeathenThese clouds are not always seen due to the continuous precipitation they produce. Nimbostratus rarely produce lightning, thunder, or hail. They can be confused ...
Paul Tawrell, 2006
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Wilderness Camping & Hiking
When associated with fog or heavier precipitation, stratus clouds often become mixed with nimbostratus clouds. A slowly lifting fog layer often becomes a stratus cloud before dissipation. Fog formed over water bodies and driven inland by ...
Paul Tawrell, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NIMBOSTRATUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nimbostratus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Eight clouds to help you predict the weather
One, Nimbostratus (with "nimbo" signifying rain), is the most likely to rain on your parade. In fact, sometimes its base can appear even more ... «The Weather Network, Jul 15»
2
5 things you didn't know about rain
The two most common types of rain-producing clouds are nimbostratus clouds and cumulonimbus clouds. The nimbostratus clouds are dark, ... «Mother Nature Network, Jun 15»
3
The Coors Light Concert Series Returns Tonight With Los Skarnales
Nimbostratus clouds we call uncle — uncle! We've had enough precipitation for one season, try sending some of those mean-mugging ... «San Antonio Current, Jun 15»
4
'New' cloud to have its day in the sun
Middle clouds: Altocumulus , Altostratus and Nimbostratus. • Low clouds: Stratocumulus , Stratus, Cumulus and Cumulonimbus. These 10 types ... «USA TODAY, Jun 15»
5
Summer's puffy white clouds often darken by afternoon
However, if it is a light rain and the sky is covered with a low blanket of a gray to dark gray clouds (nimbostratus) then get ready for a long ... «Tallahassee.com, Jun 15»
6
Dallas Has the Best Summer Sunsets
Look out a window right now and see an array of stratocumulus, nimbostratus, altostratus, and lovely little cumulus clouds. Maybe you'll even ... «Dallas Observer, Jun 15»
7
The 12 types of clouds you meet in the spring and summer
Along with their thicker, wetter cousins the stratus and nimbostratus clouds, altostratus clouds can be blamed for dull grey days. They form a flat, ... «The Weather Network, May 15»
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Storm topples trees around Sterlington, Delhi
Scud clouds are low, detached and irregular found beneath nimbostratus or cumulonimbus clouds. These clouds are often ragged or wispy in ... «Monroe News Star, Apr 15»
9
Stunning clouds over SLO created by ice crystals and water vapor
Low clouds are classified as stratus, stratus cumulus and nimbostratus, which form from just above the surface of the ground to 6,500 feet of ... «The San Luis Obispo Tribune, Mar 15»
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Know it all
The colors combined make clouds appear white. ***. Do you know what the words nimbostratus, altocumulus and cumulonimbus describe? «San Mateo Daily Journal, Jan 15»

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