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Definition of Altostratus
1. Noun. A stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles.
Definition of Altostratus
1. n. A cloud formation similar to cirro-stratus, but heavier and at a lower level.
Definition of Altostratus
1. Noun. (physics meteorology). A principal medium-level cloud type in the form of a gray or bluish (never white) sheet or layer of striated, fibrous, or uniform appearance. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Altostratus
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Altostratus
Literary usage of Altostratus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Vlast by Družstvo vlast (Prague, Czechoslovakia), Czechoslovakia Družstvo vlast (Prague, Družstvo vlast̕, Prague (1906)
"Kdyz v tomto mraku (altostratus) ... se vrchní vrstva k altostratus. nebude moci
mrak rusti do vyse, nybrz se rozdelí, roztrhá na jednotlivé ..."
2. Lehrbuch der Meteorologie by Julius von Hann (1906)
"... und altostratus-Niveau), über Jamaika, Dominica, 17°, in 0.5 km (über
altostratus), über Curacao, Trinidad 12° N, ..."
3. Jahrbuch für Photographie und Reproduktionstechnik für das Jahr by Josef Maria Eder (1900)
"Inzwischen ging der Cirrocumulus in altostratus über, während man durch Lücken
einen feinen Schleier von Cirrostratus in den höchsten Höhen wahrnehmen ..."
4. Jahrbuch für Photographie, Kinematographie und Reproduktionsverfahren (1900)
"Inzwischen ging der Cirrocumulus in altostratus über, während man durch Lücken
einen feinen Schleier von Cirrostratus in den höchsten Höhen wahrnehmen ..."
5. Bulletin by Mount Weather Observatory, Bluemont, Va, United States Weather Bureau (1913)
"Frequently, under such conditions, the approach of the storm is already heralded
by an overcast sky, the clouds being either cirro-stratus or altostratus. ..."
6. Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety: Proceedings of the First International edited by T. J. Casadevall (1995)
"During descent to 25000 ft, the airplane entered a thin layer of altostratus
clouds when it suddenly became very dark ..."
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