cumulus

Noun

Meaning

One of the four principal forms of clouds. SeeCloud.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cumulus cloud cumulation pile heap mound agglomerate mass hill nimbus scud bank cirrus mickle hammock kaki
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Antonyms

meadow few little separate pennyworth want
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Hypernyms

collection cloud accumulation aggregation assemblage

Hyponyms

pyre shock stack midden dunghill stockpile

Phrases with the word

strato-cumulus alto-cumulus

Derivatives

cumuli

Examples

The humble Cumulus humilis - never hurt a soul. Gavin Pretor-Pinney

A cumulus cloud initially forms as a cloudlet of the species humilis that shows only slight vertical development. Source: Internet

A tuba feature is a cloud column that may hang from the bottom of a cumulus or cumulonimbus. Source: Internet

Click here for more information. main Small cumulus humilis clouds that can have noticeable vertical development and clearly defined edges. Source: Internet

Cumuliform clouds forming in the lower level were given the genus name cumulus from the Latin word for heap, citation and low stratiform clouds the genus name stratus from the Latin word for sheet or layer. Source: Internet

Cumulonimbus clouds main Cumulonimbus clouds are the final form of growing cumulus clouds. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cumulose cumulostratus cumulous cumulus cloud cumulus oophorus cumwad