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nimbostratus

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A mid-level cloud, generally formless and dark grey in color, associated with precipitation. Abbreviated Ns.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

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15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 雨層雲 /雨层云 (jyu5 cang4 wan4) — cloud type
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雨層雲 /雨层云 (yǔcéngyún) — cloud type
  • Finnish: laaja sadepilvi — cloud type
  • Finnish: sadepilvi — cloud type
  • French: nimbostratus — cloud type
  • Greek: μελανόστρωμα (melanóstroma) — cloud type
  • Icelandic: regnþykkni — cloud type
  • Icelandic: regnský — cloud type
  • Italian: nembostrato — cloud type
  • Japanese: 乱層雲 (ransōun) — cloud type
  • Japanese: 雨雲 (amagumo) — cloud type
  • Korean: 난층운 (nancheung'un) — cloud type
  • Latin: nimbostratus — cloud type
  • Polish: nimbostratus — cloud type
  • Russian: слои́сто-дождева́я (sloísto-doždevája) — cloud type