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Definition of Cumulous
1. Adjective. Thrown together in a pile. "Ungraded papers piled high"
Definition of Cumulous
1. Adjective. (alternative form of cumulus) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cumulous
1. cumulus [adj] - See also: cumulus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cumulous
Literary usage of Cumulous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society by Bombay Geographical Society (1854)
"Subsequently to 8 PM gusts of wind from W. and S. \V. with fleecy cumulous clouds
and moonlight. Barometer at 10 PM Inches 28-808, temperature 93°0.' 29th. ..."
2. The Centennial Magazine: An Australian Monthly (1889)
"In the coastal district, especially of New South Wales, cumulous, varied by
cirro-cumulous clouds are by no means uncommon. But they do not form such a ..."
3. Chemistry, Meteorology, and the Function of Digestion Considered with by William Prout (1834)
"Stratus blended with the Cumulus; the Cirro- Stratus being either intermingled
with the larger masses of the Cumulus, or widely enlarging the cumulous base. ..."
4. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive by Robert Jameson, Sir William Jardine, Henry D Rogers (1863)
"cumulous clouds, high up, are said to show that south and south-west winds ...
I first observed this kind of cloud (cumulous-like festoons of drapery) on ..."
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