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Definition of cumulus in English: cumulusnounPlural cumuli ˈkjuːmjʊləsˈkjumjələs mass nounMeteorology Cloud forming rounded masses heaped on each other above a flat base at fairly low altitude. 〔气象〕积云 the high cumulus is breaking up to give a lovely summer evening count noun silent, moving, red-tinged cumuli Example sentencesExamples - These types of funnel clouds form out of large cumulus clouds or very weak thunderstorms and normally do not have the energy to reach the ground.
- The basic cloud forms are cumulus, which are heaped clouds; stratus, which are layer clouds; and cirrus, which are wispy.
- The azure sky above was only slightly clouded by the thick cumulus clouds that strayed away from each other, to occasionally cover up the sun's streams of rays.
- When the air condenses into small, lumpy, low pockets of cloud, this is cumulus.
- The first normally is associated with vertical clouds such as cumulus.
Derivativesadjective Meteorology I looked up, a little surprised that half the moon was covered in heavy cumulous clouds. Example sentencesExamples - Above the mighty fortress of earth, dark cumulous nimbus clouds clash violently against each other invoking the worst of all storms and hindering all whom dare to cross by air.
- It conjures up an even bleaker, but nonetheless beautiful landscape of rusted metal and sand, some figures gamboling just over the shore line towards a stunning sky of moody cumulous.
- We were both quiet as we watched the cirrus and cumulous clouds float aimlessly in the vast opening above us.
- The spokesperson explained that heavy thunderstorms come from cumulous cloud, which go up to 40,000 ft into the atmosphere.
OriginMid 17th century (denoting a heap or an accumulation): from Latin, 'heap'. Rhymesaltocumulus, cirrocumulus, stratocumulus, tumulus Definition of cumulus in US English: cumulusnounˈkyo͞omyələsˈkjumjələs Meteorology Cloud forming rounded masses heaped on each other above a flat base at fairly low altitude. 〔气象〕积云 the high cumulus is breaking up to give a lovely summer evening count noun silent, moving, red-tinged cumuli Example sentencesExamples - The basic cloud forms are cumulus, which are heaped clouds; stratus, which are layer clouds; and cirrus, which are wispy.
- These types of funnel clouds form out of large cumulus clouds or very weak thunderstorms and normally do not have the energy to reach the ground.
- The azure sky above was only slightly clouded by the thick cumulus clouds that strayed away from each other, to occasionally cover up the sun's streams of rays.
- The first normally is associated with vertical clouds such as cumulus.
- When the air condenses into small, lumpy, low pockets of cloud, this is cumulus.
OriginMid 17th century (denoting a heap or an accumulation): from Latin, ‘heap’. |