Observing fractus gives an indication of wind movements under the parent cloud.
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Cumulus fractus clouds actually look like ragged cumulus clouds.
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The species " Ptilodus fractus " had a body weight of about.
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"' Fractonimbus "'are a form of stratus fractus, developing under precipitation clouds due to turbulent air movement.
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Mandelbrot used the term " fractal " as it derived from the Latin word " fractus ", defined as broken or shattered glass.
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A sharp, strong gust front will cause the lowest part of the leading edge of a shelf cloud to be ragged and lined with rising fractus clouds.
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The name " Pontefract " originates from the Latin for " broken bridge ", formed of the elements pons ('bridge') and fractus ('broken').
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Stratus fractus can also form beside mountain slopes, without the presence of nimbus clouds ( clouds that precipitate ), and their color can be from dark grey to almost white.
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The inscription on the grave-slab, by another author, describes ?Maolchonaire as " laboribus variis fidei et patriae . . . fractus ( worn out by various labours for faith and fatherland ).
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Stratus nebulosus may produce light drizzle, or flakes of snow . "'Stratus fractus "'clouds on the other hand, appear with an irregular shape, and forms with a clearly fragmented or ragged appearance.