How to pronounce stratocumulus
American English pronunciation
stray-toh-KYOO-myuh-lus
- IPA
- /ˌstɹeɪtoʊˈkjumjələs/
- Syllables
- stray · toh · KYOO · myuh · lus (5 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
- Also said
- strat-oh-KYOO-myuh-lus
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What stratocumulus means
A low layer of lumpy gray cloud in rolls or patches
In a sentence: Rows of stratocumulus rolled over the hills, but not a drop of rain fell all afternoon.
Where it comes from: It joins strato-, from stratus, a flat layer of cloud, and cumulus, a heaped-up cloud.
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