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Altostratus vs Nimbostratus - What's the difference?

altostratus | nimbostratus |

As nouns the difference between altostratus and nimbostratus

is that altostratus is . A principal medium-level cloud type in the form of a gray or bluish (never white) sheet or layer of striated, fibrous, or uniform appearance while nimbostratus is a low-level, principal cloud type, generally formless and dark grey in colour, occurring in layers at low altitude (usually below 2400 metres) and usually bringing precipitation; abbreviated Ns.

altostratus

English

Noun

(altostrati)
  • (physics, meteorology). A principal medium-level cloud type in the form of a gray or bluish (never white) sheet or layer of striated, fibrous, or uniform appearance.

    • Synonyms

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    References

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    Noun

    • nimbostratus

    English

    Noun

    (nimbostratus)
  • (meteorology) A low-level, principal cloud type, generally formless and dark grey in colour, occurring in layers at low altitude (usually below 2400 metres) and usually bringing precipitation; abbreviated N s .