- A dense, white, fluffy, flat-based cloud with a multiple rounded top and a well-defined outline, usually formed by the ascent of thermally unstable air masses.
- A pile, mound, or heap.
[Latin, heap.]
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cu·mu·lus (kyūm'yə-ləs) ![]() |
[Latin, heap.]
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An immense, heaped cloud with a rounded, white crown and a low, flat, horizontal base, extending as high as 5000 m. Updraughts within the cloud are strong—up to 10 m s-1, and cloud growth is often rapid, through entrainment and the saturation of surrounding air. Cumulus congestus is a swelling, small cumulus which often becomes cumulo-nimbus.
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Pl. cumuli [L.] a small elevation.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kumulussky
Français (French)
n. - cumulus
Deutsch (German)
n. - Kumuluswolke
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μετεωρ.) σωρείτης
Português (Portuguese)
n. - cúmulo (m)
Русский (Russian)
куча, кучевые облака
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stackmoln
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
积云, 堆积
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 積雲, 堆積
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) سحب متراكمه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ערימת עננים, ענן-ערימה
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