How to pronounce nimbostratus
American English pronunciation
nim-boh-STRAY-tus
- IPA
- /ˌnɪmboʊˈstɹeɪtəs/
- Syllables
- nim · boh · STRAY · tus (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What nimbostratus means
A thick, dark gray cloud layer that brings steady rain
In a sentence: A low sheet of nimbostratus covered the sky, and it drizzled all day long.
Where it comes from: It joins two Latin cloud words: nimbus, a rain cloud, and stratus, spread out flat in a layer.
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