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ESTRATOCUMULO [1 record]

Record 1 2006-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

Grey or whitish, or both, patch, sheet or layer of cloud which almost always has dark parts, composed of tessellations, rounded masses, rolls, etc., which are non-fibrous (except for virga) and which may or may not be merged; most of the regularly arranged small elements have an apparent width of more than five degrees.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Banc, nappe ou couche de nuages gris ou blanchâtres, ou les deux à la fois, ayant presque toujours des parties sombres, composés de dalles, galets, rouleaux, etc., d'aspect non fibreux (sauf virga), soudés ou non; la plupart des petits éléments disposés régulièrement ont une largeur apparente supérieure à cinq degrés.

OBS

stratocumulus : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
DEF

Capa o conjunto de bancos formados por numerosas nubes elementales, grisáceas o blancuzcas, con partes sombreadas.

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