# stratus

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈstɹeɪ.təs/ · frequency rank #59,050

## Definitions
1. A principal, low-level cloud type in the form of a gray layer with a rather uniform base, usually not associated with precipitation, and capable of producing corona phenomena and a weak, uniform luminance; abbreviated St.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *str̥h₃tós
Proto-Italic *strātos
Latin stratuslbor.
English stratus
Borrowed from Latin stratus. Doublet of strath.

## Source
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