Stratocumulus
[strey-toh-kyoo-myuh-luh s, strat-oh-] /ˌstreɪ toʊˈkyu myə ləs, ˌstræt oʊ-/
noun, plural stratocumulus.
1.
a cloud of a class characterized by large dark, rounded masses, usually in groups, lines, or waves, the individual elements being larger than those in altocumulus and the whole being at a lower altitude, usually below 8000 feet (2400 meters).
stratocumulus
/ˌstrætəʊˈkjuːmjʊləs; ˌstreɪtəʊ-/
noun (pl) -li (-ˌlaɪ)
1.
(meteorol) a uniform stretch of cloud containing dark grey globular masses
stratocumulus
(strāt’ō-kym’yə-ləs)
Plural stratocumuli (strāt’ō-kym’yə-lī’)
A low-altitude, often patchy cloud occurring in extensive horizontal layers with distinct, rounded tops. See illustration at cloud.
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