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nimbostratus definition

nimbo·stra·tus (nim′bō strāt′əs, -strat′əs)

noun

the type of extensive gray cloud that obscures the sun, found at low altitudes and consisting of dense, dark layers of water droplets, rain, or snow

Etymology: ModL: see nimbus & stratus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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