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cumuli

cumuli is the plural of cumulus.

Meaning of cumulus

Noun

cumulus (plural cumuli)

  1. A heap or mound.
  2. A large white, puffy cloud that develops through convection.
    • [page 99] Cumulus. […] Convex or conical heaps, increasing upward from a horizontal base. […] [page 101] The cumulus of fair weather has a moderate elevation and extent, and a well defined rounded surface. Previous to rain it increases more rapidly, appears lower in the atmosphere, and with its...1803 July, Luke Howard, “XVIII. On the Modifications of Clouds, and on the Principles of Their Production, Suspension, and Destruction; being the Substance of an Essay Read before the Askesian...

Phrases with cumuli

Questions about cumuli

What is cumuli the plural of?
Cumuli is the plural of cumulus.

Words near cumuli in the dictionary

  1. cumulatively
  2. cumulativeness
  3. cumulene
  4. cumulenes
  5. cumulenic
  6. cumuli
  7. cumuli oophori
  8. cumuliform
  9. cumulo-nimbi
  10. cumulo-nimbus
  11. cumulocirrus

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