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cumulus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cumulus cloud |
| Type of | cloud |
| Has types | altocumulus cloud, altocumulus, thunderhead |
cumulus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | agglomerate, cumulation, heap, mound, pile |
| Type of | assemblage, aggregation, accumulation, collection |
| Has types | woodpile, shock, slagheap, stack, stockpile, compost heap, compost pile, dunghill, funeral pyre, midden, muckheap, muckhill, pyre, scrapheap |
| Derivation | cumulate, cumulous |
Examples of cumulus
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Cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds or thunderclouds are types of convective clouds.
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It also employs cameras to spot cumulus clouds formed by rapidly rising hot air.
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Shortwave spectral radiative forcing of cumulus clouds from surface observations.
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Showers of moderate to heavy intensity can fall from cumulus congestus clouds.
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These cumulus clouds above Oklahoma both shade the earth and make shadows brighter.
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A white variety called White Cloud looks like cumulus clouds 4 feet off the ground.
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More often fair weather cumulus indicate a relatively shallow layer of instability.
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Cumulus shares are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol CMLS.
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Most cumulus clouds form by convection, when warm, moist air rises and cools.
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- A globular cloud
- Pile: a collection of objects laid on top of each other
- Cumulus is digital asset management software designed as a client/server system developed by Canto Software. The product line includes editions for targeted to smaller organizations and larger enterprises. The product makes use of metadata for indexing, organizing, and searching.
- 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
- One of the three basic cloud forms (the others are cirrus and stratus). It is also one of the two low cloud types. A cloud that develops in a vertical direction from the base (bottom) up. They have flat bases and dome- or cauliflower-shaped upper surfaces. ...
- Puffy white or light grey clouds with a flat base and a sharp outline, often resembling a floating cotton balls. ...
- Clouds with a woolly, heaped appearance that often produce rain.
- Low clouds that develop as individual, detached elements with sharp outlines. The cloud has a flat base and bulges upward.
- Puffy white cloud belonging to a class characterized by dense individual elements in the form of puffs, mounds or towers, with flat bases and tops that often resemble cauliflower. They are found at a lower altitude than altocumulus, usually below 8000 feet (2400 meters).
