mammatus

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin mammatus. === Noun === mammatus (plural mammati) Ellipsis of mammatus cloud. == French == === Etymology === From New Latin mammatus. === Noun === mammatus m (uncountable) mammatus; ellipsis of nuage mammatus == Latin == === Etymology === From mamma (“breast, udder, teat”) + -ātus (“-ed, -like”). === Adjective === mammātus (feminine mammāta, neuter mammātum); first/second-declension adjective like mammalian breasts furnished with nipples, bumps, bulges or little pipes ==== Usage notes ==== "Tegula mammata" was a Roman architectural term referring to a type of tile that had conical projections or bosses on the wall-facing side, thus creating a hollow space underneath when installed. This void was used in wall heating systems to circulate hot air. ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Descendants ==== English: mammatus cloud French: nuage mammatus === References === === Further reading === “mammatus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “mammatus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.