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Clod was the Old English word for a rock. Clouds had the same sort of shape and the word metaphorically started to refer to them. The Old English word for cloud was weolcan, but cloud took over.
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What type of clouds are somtimes called fair weather clouds?
These clouds are called nimbostratus,cumlus ,cumulonimbus
What are fluffy cotton-like clouds called?
Such clouds are called cumulus.
Why are cirrocumulus clouds called mackerel clouds?
because of the clouds shape
What types of clouds are in a tornado?
The clouds in tornadoes are called funnel clouds.
What are clouds called that have a flat bottom?
clouds.
What are tall puffy clouds called?
They are called "cumulus" clouds, and sometimes are colloquially called "fair weather" clouds.
What type of clouds are somtimes called fair weather clouds?
These clouds are called nimbostratus,cumlus ,cumulonimbus
Sheet-shaped clouds are called?
They're called stratus clouds
What are fluffy cotton-like clouds called?
Such clouds are called cumulus.
Why are cirrocumulus clouds called mackerel clouds?
because of the clouds shape
What types of clouds are in a tornado?
The clouds in tornadoes are called funnel clouds.
What are a group of clouds called?
A souffle of clouds.
What are clouds called that have a flat bottom?
clouds.
What are grey clouds called?
cirrus clouds
What are black clouds in the sky called?
A dark rain cloud is called a nimbus. These clouds produce rain and snow as they are filled with compact and frozen moisture.
Cumulonimbus clouds are also called what?
Cumulonimbus clouds are also called thunderheads.
Heaps of rain clouds are called?
Cumulonimbus clouds are what heaps of rain clouds are called. Vertical clouds are the heaped up ones, so their names include the root " cumulus." The big, towering storm clouds are called cumulonimbus.
