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Pronunciation:  'streytus

Matching Terms:  stratum, stratum basale, stratum corneum, stratum germinativum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum, stratus cloud

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 Definition: [n]  a large dark low cloud
 
 Synonyms: stratus cloud
 
 See Also: altostratus, altostratus cloud, cloud

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Stra"tus\, n. [L. stratus a spreading out, scattering,
from sternere, stratum, to spread.] (Meteor.)
A form of clouds in which they are arranged in a horizontal
band or layer. See {Cloud}.
 
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 Definition: 

One of the leading manufacturers of fault-tolerant computer systems. While virtually all of Stratus' core hardware and software is sold into the financial services, telecommunications, travel and transportation, and gaming these markets, a broad range of middleware and applications are developed and marketed by Stratus, its subsidiaries, and third party partners.

Yearly sales $609M, profits $43.5M (1996).

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