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pyrocumulonimbi

pyrocumulonimbi is the plural of pyrocumulonimbus.

Meaning of pyrocumulonimbus

Noun

pyrocumulonimbus (plural pyrocumulonimbi)

  1. An extreme manifestation of a pyrocumulus, generated by the heat of a wildfire, that often rises to the upper troposphere or lower stratosphere.
    • An analysis of how this tornado formed sees several factors joining forces: the preexisting winds and local topography, a pyrocumulonimbus storm developing, and the addition of hotter-burning fuels as the fire hit groups of houses.2020, Daniel Mathews, Trees in Trouble: Wildfires, Infestations, and Climate Change, Catapult, →ISBN

Questions about pyrocumulonimbi

What is pyrocumulonimbi the plural of?
Pyrocumulonimbi is the plural of pyrocumulonimbus.

Words near pyrocumulonimbi in the dictionary

  1. pyroconversion
  2. pyrocotton
  3. pyrocultural
  4. pyroculture
  5. pyrocumuli
  6. pyrocumulonimbi
  7. pyrocumulonimbus
  8. pyrocumulus
  9. pyrodin
  10. pyrodiverse
  11. pyrodiversity

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