Altostratus

Definitions: Altostratus

Altostratus

Noun

1. A stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles.

Specialty Definitions: Altostratus

Domain	Definitions
Geography	Greyish or bluish cloud sheet or layer of striated, fibrous or uniform appearance, totally or partly covering the sky, and having parts thin enough to reveal the Sun at least vaguely, as through gro und glass. Source: European Union. (references)
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Specialty Definition: Altostratus

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Altostratus is a cloud belonging to a class characterized by a generally uniform gray sheet or layer, lighter in color than nimbostratus and darker than cirrostratus.

Photo of Altostratus

Where found: 2,000-5,000 m

Asscociated Weather: Wide areas of rain and snow.

Cause

Altostratus is caused by a large air mass that is lifted then condensed, usually by an incoming frontal system.

Hazards

Altostratus can cause ice accretion on aircraft.

External link

National Science Digital Library - Altostratus

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Altostratus."

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Altostratus

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
ALTOSTRATUS	Greek	υψίστρωμα	Geography
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Synonym: Altostratus

Synonym: altostratus cloud (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Altostratus

English words defined with "altostratus": altostratus cloud. (references)

Specialty definitions using "altostratus": Cloud Type, clouds ♦ opacus. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Altostratus" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

French (alto-cumulus), Swedish (altostratus).

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Expression: Altostratus

Expression using "altostratus": altostratus cloud. Additional references.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Altostratus

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
altostratus cloud	5
altostratus	5
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Modern Translations: Altostratus

Language		Translations for "altostratus"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		As, altostratus. (various references)

Dutch		altostratus. (various references)

Finnish		altostratus, verhopilvi. (various references)

French		AS, altostratus (alto-cumulus). (various references)

German		AS (Ace), Altostratus. (various references)

Greek		ALTOSTRATUS, υψόστρωμα, υψίστρωμα. (various references)

Hungarian		középmagas rétegfelhõ (as). (various references)

Italian		AS, altostrato, altostrati. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		高層雲 (altostratus clouds). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		�"うそうう�" (altostratus clouds). (various references)

Korean		� 층운 (Alto-stratus). (various references)

Pig Latin		altostratusay

Portuguese		altostrato. (various references)

Spanish		As (ace, artist, cannon, gun, shark, underlying, underlying asset, underlying security, underlying stock), altostratus, altostrato. (various references)

Swedish		altostratus. (various references)
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Misspellings: Altostratus

Misspellings
	"Altostratus" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: autostradas. (additional references)
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Anagrams: Altostratus

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-l-o-r-s-s-t-t-t-u"
	-2 letters: outstarts.
	-3 letters: alastors, arousals, australs, outlasts, outstart, stratous.
	-4 letters: alastor, arousal, assault, astrals, austral, outlast, stators, stratal, stratas, stratus, tarsals, torulas.
	-5 letters: altars, aortal, aortas, assort, astral, attars, lauras, lustra, ottars, outsat, ratals, roasts, rousts, saults, starts, statal, stator, status, stoats, stours, stouts, strata, struts, sturts, sutras, suttas, talars, tarots, tarsal, tarsus, tatars, toasts.
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