How to pronounce altostratus
American English pronunciation
al-toh-STRAY-tus
- IPA
- /ˌæltoʊˈstɹeɪtəs/
- Syllables
- al · toh · STRAY · tus (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
- Also said
- al-toh-STRAT-us
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What altostratus means
A gray sheet of middle-height cloud that dims the sun
In a sentence: By noon an altostratus had covered the sky, and the sun looked like a pale coin.
Where it comes from: It's made from alto-, from a Latin word meaning high, and stratus, a flat layer of cloud.
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