Definitions for cumulus cloud
cu·mu·lus cloud

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1. cumulus, cumulus cloudnoun

   a globular cloud

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1. Cumulus cloud

   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 cloud

   A cumulus cloud is a type of low-level cloud characterized by its large, puffy, cotton-like appearance, usually appearing during fair weather. These clouds develop upwards due to thermal convection, often resembling a towering mass with a flat base and rounded top. They are also known to produce light to heavy showers if they develop into larger cumulo-form clouds like cumulonimbus or cumulus congestus.

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   The numerical value of cumulus cloud in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

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   The numerical value of cumulus cloud in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

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