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Stratus vs Cumulonimbus - What's the difference?

stratus | cumulonimbus |

As nouns the difference between stratus and cumulonimbus

is that stratus is a principal, low-level cloud type in the form of a gray layer with a rather uniform base, usually not associated with precipitation, and capable of producing corona phenomena and a weak, uniform luminance; abbreviated St while cumulonimbus is a cloud, with a tall structure and a flat base, that is often associated with thunderstorms.

stratus

English

Noun

(strati)
  • (meteorology) A principal, low-level cloud type in the form of a gray layer with a rather uniform base, usually not associated with precipitation, and capable of producing corona phenomena and a weak, uniform luminance; abbreviated S t .

    • cumulonimbus

    English

    Alternative forms

    * cumulo-nimbus

    Noun

    (cumulonimbi)
  • A cloud, with a tall structure and a flat base, that is often associated with thunderstorms.

    • Derived terms

    * cumulonimbus calvus * cumulonimbus capillatus