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• stratiform — /strat euh fawrm /, adj. 1. Geol. occurring as a bed or beds; arranged in strata. 2. Anat. noting arrangement in thin layers, as in bone. 3. Meteorol. (of a cloud) having predominantly horizontal development. Cf. cumuliform. [1795 1805; STRATI +… …   Universalium

• List of cloud types — Clouds are formed in Earth s atmosphere when water evaporates into vapor from oceans, lakes, and ponds or by evapotranspiration over moist areas of Earth s land surface. The vapor rises up into colder areas of the atmosphere due to convective,… …   Wikipedia

• Nimbostratus cloud — Nimbostratus with fractus Abbreviation Ns Symbol …   Wikipedia

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• cloudiness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Presence of suspended water Nouns 1. cloudiness, haziness, nebulosity, cloud cover, overcast; shade; nephology. See darkness, obscurity. 2. cloud, cloud bank; cumulus, woolpack, altocumulus, cirrus,… …   English dictionary for students

• Precipitation (meteorology) — Long term mean precipitation by month In meteorology, precipitation (also known as one of the classes of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under… …   Wikipedia

• atmosphere — atmosphereless, adj. /at meuhs fear /, n., v., atmosphered, atmosphering. n. 1. the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air. 2. this medium at a given place. 3. Astron. the gaseous envelope surrounding a heavenly body. 4. Chem. any… …   Universalium

• Precipitation types — In meteorology, precipitation types can include the character or phase of the precipitation which is falling to ground level. There are three distinct ways that rain can occur. These methods include convective, stratiform, and orographic rainfall …   Wikipedia

• climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …   Universalium