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Definition of Fractus
1. Noun. (meteorology) a cloud species which consists of broken shreds of cloud, like scud. Associated with cumulus, and stratus genera. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fractus
1. a ragged cloud [n -TI]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fractus
Literary usage of Fractus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"F. /mill ; from Low L. fractum, ace. of fractus, expense (Ducange). The Low L.
fractus ... L. fractus, pp. of frangen, to break. frail. (F. - L.) ME freel. ..."