fractus en · NOUN
Etymology
From Latin fractus.
Meanings
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A cloud species which consists of broken shreds of cloud; scud.
FIGURE 5.17[…]The ragged-appearing clouds beneath the nimbostratus are stratus fractus, or scud.
2013, C. Donald Ahrens, Robert Henson, Meteorology Today, 11th edition, Cengage Learning, page 130:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fracti | Number=Plur | lexicographic |