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pyrocumulus

pyrocumulus noun: a dense cloud associated with fire or volcanic activity.

Noun

pyrocumulus (plural pyrocumuli)

  1. A dense cloud associated with fire or volcanic activity.
    • A large pyrocumulus cloud explodes near Redding on July 27.2018 August 13, “Massive wildfires scorching California”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 May 2026

Forms of pyrocumulus

pluralpyrocumuli

Origin of pyrocumulus

From pyro- + cumulus.

Questions about pyrocumulus

What does pyrocumulus mean?
Pyrocumulus means a dense cloud associated with fire or volcanic activity.
What part of speech is pyrocumulus?
Pyrocumulus is a noun.
What is the plural of pyrocumulus?
The plural of pyrocumulus is pyrocumuli.

Words near pyrocumulus in the dictionary

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

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