🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Estrato

Pronunciation / Transliteration: estrato

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Stratus/ˈstrætəs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El cielo estaba cubierto de estratos, lo que indicaba lluvia."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A type of cloud that forms in low, horizontal layers, often covering the sky like a blanket.

    "The sky was overcast with stratus clouds, indicating a chance of rain."
  2. 2

    A layer of sedimentary rock or soil that is deposited in a flat, horizontal manner.

    "The geologist noted the stratus of sedimentary layers in the cliff face."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'stratus' originates from the Latin word 'stratus', meaning 'spread out' or 'layered'. It was adopted into English in the early 19th century to describe a type of cloud formation characterized by horizontal layering.

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