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CUMULUS CLOUD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cumulus cloud mean?
• CUMULUS CLOUD (noun)
The noun CUMULUS CLOUD has 1 sense:
1. a globular cloud
Familiarity information: CUMULUS CLOUD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A globular cloud
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
cumulus; cumulus cloud
Hypernyms ("cumulus cloud" is a kind of...):
cloud (a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cumulus cloud"):
altocumulus; altocumulus cloud (a cumulus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles)
thunderhead (a rounded projecting mass of a cumulus cloud with shining edges; often appears before a thunderstorm)
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