nimbostratus
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -eɪtəs
Noun edit
nimbostratus (plural nimbostrati)
- (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.
Translations edit
cloud type
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Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin nimbostratus.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈnimboˌstrɑtus/, [ˈnimbo̞ˌs̠trɑ̝t̪us̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑtus
- Syllabification(key): nim‧bo‧stra‧tus
Noun edit
nimbostratus
- Synonym of laaja sadepilvi (“nimbostratus”)
Declension edit
Inflection of nimbostratus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | nimbostratus | nimbostratukset | ||
genitive | nimbostratuksen | nimbostratusten nimbostratuksien | ||
partitive | nimbostratusta | nimbostratuksia | ||
illative | nimbostratukseen | nimbostratuksiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | nimbostratus | nimbostratukset | ||
accusative | nom. | nimbostratus | nimbostratukset | |
gen. | nimbostratuksen | |||
genitive | nimbostratuksen | nimbostratusten nimbostratuksien | ||
partitive | nimbostratusta | nimbostratuksia | ||
inessive | nimbostratuksessa | nimbostratuksissa | ||
elative | nimbostratuksesta | nimbostratuksista | ||
illative | nimbostratukseen | nimbostratuksiin | ||
adessive | nimbostratuksella | nimbostratuksilla | ||
ablative | nimbostratukselta | nimbostratuksilta | ||
allative | nimbostratukselle | nimbostratuksille | ||
essive | nimbostratuksena | nimbostratuksina | ||
translative | nimbostratukseksi | nimbostratuksiksi | ||
abessive | nimbostratuksetta | nimbostratuksitta | ||
instructive | — | nimbostratuksin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French nimbo-stratus.
Noun edit
nimbostratus m (uncountable)
Declension edit
declension of nimbostratus (singular only)
singular | ||
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m gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) nimbostratus | nimbostratusul |
genitive/dative | (unui) nimbostratus | nimbostratusului |
vocative | nimbostratusule |