cirrostratus

== English == === Etymology === From cirro- +‎ stratus, coined by the British chemist and amateur meteorologist Luke Howard (1772–1864): see the 1803 quotation. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsɪɹə(ʊ)ˈstɹeɪtəs/, /-ˈstɹɑː-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɪɹoʊˈstɹeɪtəs/, /-ˈstɹɑ-/, /-ˈstɹæ-/, [-ɾəs] Rhymes: -eɪtəs, -ɑːtəs, -ætəs Hyphenation: cir‧ro‧stra‧tus === Noun === cirrostratus (plural cirrostrati) (meteorology) A principal high-level cloud type appearing as a whitish veil, usually fibrous but sometimes smooth, which may totally cover the sky and which often produces halo phenomena. Synonym: (abbreviation) Cs ==== Related terms ==== cirrostrative cirrostratous ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === cirrostratus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “cirro-stratus, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2025. === Anagrams === stratocirrus == Finnish == === Etymology === From New Latin cirrostratus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsirːoˌstrɑtus/, [ˈs̠irːo̞ˌs̠trɑ̝t̪us̠] Rhymes: -ɑtus === Noun === cirrostratus synonym of harsopilvi (“cirrostratus”) ==== Declension ====