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Definitions for cumulus
ˈkyu myə ləs; -ˌlaɪcu·mu·lus
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Princeton's WordNet
cumulus, cumulus cloudnoun
a globular cloud
pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulusnoun
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
Wiktionary
cumulusnoun
A large white puffy cloud that develops through convection. On a hot, humid day, they can form towers and even become cumulonimbus clouds.
cumulusnoun
A mound or heap.
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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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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
Cumulusnoun
one of the four principal forms of clouds. SeeCloud
Etymology: [L., a heap. See Cumber.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
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
Cumulus
a group or heap; as of cells in a developing ovum.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cumulus in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cumulus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of cumulus in a Sentence
Cumulus clouds are developing in the fire area, which have potential to exacerbate fire behavior.
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