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Nimbostratus
Meaning
Noun
●
In Clouds & Meteorology:
According to the World Meteorological Organization, a
mid-level
,
principal
cloud
type,
generally
formless
and
dark
grey
in colour
, which
forms
from
altostratus
occurring
in
layers
at the
middle
altitude
of the
troposphere
(usually above 2400
metres
). Nimbostratus usually
brings
precipitation
as the
mid-level
clouds
thicken
and
subside
into the low level of the
troposphere
. Frontal or
cyclonic
lift
can also
carry
the
top
of a
deep
nimbostratus
layer
into the high levels of the
troposphere
. Also
classified
or
characterized
as
multi-level
;
abbreviated
Ns.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Rhymes
Latus
Status
Hiatus
Flatus
Meatus
Stratus
Afflatus
Comitatus
Quadratus
Altostratus
Cirrostratus
Nimbostratus
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