CUMULI

CUMULUS

pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus

(noun) a collection of objects laid on top of each other

cumulus, cumulus cloud

(noun) a globular cloud

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

cumuli

plural of cumulus

Source: Wiktionary


CUMULUS

Cu"mu*lus (k"m-ls), n.; pl. Cumuli (-l. Etym: [L., a heap. See Cumber.] (Meteor.)

Definition: One of the four principal forms of clouds. SeeCloud.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

14 April 2025

FOCUS

(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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