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


Etymology

Noun

cumulus (plural cumuli)

A large white puffy cloud that develops through convection. On a hot, humid day, they can form towers and even become cumulonimbus clouds.

A mound or heap.

Source: Wiktionary


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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