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Definitions for cumulus
ˈkyu myə ləs; -ˌlaɪcu·mu·lus

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cumulus, cumulus cloudnoun

    a globular cloud

  2. pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulusnoun

    a collection of objects laid on top of each other

Wiktionary

  1. cumulusnoun

    A large white puffy cloud that develops through convection. On a hot, humid day, they can form towers and even become cumulonimbus clouds.

  2. cumulusnoun

    A mound or heap.

Wikipedia

  1. cumulus

    Cumulus clouds are clouds which have flat bases and are often described as "puffy", "cotton-like" or "fluffy" in appearance. Their name derives from the Latin cumulo-, meaning heap or pile. Cumulus clouds are low-level clouds, generally less than 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in altitude unless they are the more vertical cumulus congestus form. Cumulus clouds may appear by themselves, in lines, or in clusters. Cumulus clouds are often precursors of other types of clouds, such as cumulonimbus, when influenced by weather factors such as instability, moisture, and temperature gradient. Normally, cumulus clouds produce little or no precipitation, but they can grow into the precipitation-bearing congests or cumulonimbus clouds. Cumulus clouds can be formed from water vapour, supercooled water droplets, or ice crystals, depending upon the ambient temperature. They come in many distinct subforms and generally cool the earth by reflecting the incoming solar radiation. Cumulus clouds are part of the larger category of free-convective cumuliform clouds, which include cumulonimbus clouds. The latter genus-type is sometimes categorized separately as cumulonimbiform due to its more complex structure that often includes a cirriform or anvil top. There are also cumuliform clouds of limited convection that comprise stratocumulus (low-étage), altocumulus (middle-étage) and cirrocumulus (high-étage). These last three genus-types are sometimes classified separately as stratocumuliform.

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  1. cumulus

    Cumulus refers to a type of cloud that is large, white, fluffy, and with a cotton-like appearance. They are usually associated with fair weather but can develop into a storm cloud. The term is also used in other contexts to denote accumulation or a heap of something.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cumulusnoun

    one of the four principal forms of clouds. SeeCloud

  2. Etymology: [L., a heap. See Cumber.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Cumulus

    kū′mū-lus, n. a heap; a kind of cloud common in summer, consisting of rounded heaps with a darker horizontal base.—adjs. Cū′muliform; Cū′mulose.—n. Cū′mulo-strā′tus, a cloud looking like a combination of the cumulus and stratus. [L. cumulus, a heap, and stratus.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. cumulus

    A cloud indicative of fair weather, when it is small: it is sometimes seen in dense heaps, whence it obtained the name of stacken cloud. It is then a forerunner of change.

Entomology

  1. Cumulus

    a group or heap; as of cells in a developing ovum.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cumulus in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cumulus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of cumulus in a Sentence

  1. Klamath National Forest:

    Cumulus clouds are developing in the fire area, which have potential to exacerbate fire behavior.

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