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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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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