CUMULUS


Meaning of CUMULUS in English

[ 'kju:mjʊləs ]

■ noun ( plural cumuli -lʌɪ , -li: ) Meteorology cloud forming rounded masses heaped on each other above a flat base at fairly low altitude.

Origin

C17: from L., 'heap'.

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