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Definition of Cumulus
1. Noun. A globular cloud.
Specialized synonyms: Altocumulus, Altocumulus Cloud, Thunderhead
Generic synonyms: Cloud
2. Noun. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
Generic synonyms: Accumulation, Aggregation, Assemblage, Collection
Specialized synonyms: Compost Heap, Compost Pile, Dunghill, Midden, Muckheap, Muckhill, Scrapheap, Shock, Slagheap, Stack, Funeral Pyre, Pyre, Woodpile, Stockpile
Derivative terms: Agglomerate, Agglomerate, Cumulate, Cumulate, Cumulous, Heap, Pile, Pile, Pile
Definition of Cumulus
1. n. One of the four principal forms of clouds. SeeCloud.
Definition of Cumulus
1. Noun. A large white puffy cloud that develops through convection. On a hot, humid day, they can form towers and even become cumulonimbus clouds. ¹
2. Noun. A mound or heap. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cumulus
1. a type of cloud [n -LI] : CUMULOUS [adj]
Medical Definition of Cumulus
1. A collection or heap of cells. Origin: L. A heap (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cumulus
Literary usage of Cumulus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society by Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain) (1903)
"Formation of cumulus Cloud.—Mr. WH Dines, in a letter to ... A large and well-defined
cumulus cloud then passed over, and the angular elevation of the kite ..."
2. Weather: A Popular Exposition of the Nature of Weather Changes from Day to Day by Ralph Abercromby (1887)
"13, a, where a thin stripe of cloud seems to cross a well-formed cumulus. This is
a foreshortened view of a cumulus (6), and a degraded patch of cloud (c). ..."
3. Elements of Meteorology, with Questions for Examination, Designed for by John Brocklesby (1869)
"CIRRO-cumulus. It not unfrequently happens, that the heavens appear as if sown
with little round masses of clouds, lying near to each other, but perfectly ..."
4. The Popular Science Review: A Quarterly Miscellany of Entertaining and (1878)
"Strictly speaking, it should be "inverted" pyramid cumulus, as the point or ...
Like the ordinary electric cumulus,* the pyramid cumulus sometimes rises to ..."
5. A Treatise on Meteorology: With a Collection of Meteorological Tables by Elias Loomis (1872)
"cumulus.—The cumulus cloud usually consists of a hemispherical or convex mass,
... In fair weather the cumulus often forms a few hours after sunrise, ..."
6. Meteorology, Weather, and Methods of Forecasting, Description of by Thomas Russell (1895)
"This is like cirro-cumulus, but composed of larger bunches of cloud. ...
Strato-cumulus. — This form is composed of great masses of dark cloud often ..."
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