- A large dark cloud charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning; a cumulonimbus cloud.
- Something menacing or dreadful: thunderclouds of impending war.
Dictionary:
thun·der·cloud (thŭn'dər-kloud') ![]() |
| 5min Related Video: thundercloud |
| Thesaurus: thundercloud |
noun
| WordNet: thundercloud |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms
Synonyms: cumulonimbus, cumulonimbus cloud
| Translations: Thundercloud |
Nederlands (Dutch)
onweerswolk
Français (French)
n. - nuage orageux
Deutsch (German)
n. - Gewitterwolke
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μετεωρ.) σωρειτομελανίας, σύννεφο καταιγίδας, (μτφ.) προάγγελος καταιγίδας
Português (Portuguese)
n. - nuvem tempestuosa (f), nuvem negra de tempestade (f)
Русский (Russian)
грозовая туча
Español (Spanish)
n. - nubarrón, nube de tormenta
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - åskmoln
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
雷雨云
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 雷雨雲
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 뇌운, 암운, 위협을 느끼게 하는 것
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) ألسحابه ألرعادة
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ענן-רעם, ענן-ברק
If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.
To select your translation preferences click here.
| sheet lightning | |
| thunderhead | |
| junction streamer (geophysics) |
| What is another name for thundercloud? Read answer... | |
| Scientific name for a thundercloud? Read answer... | |
| In Club Penguin do aliens actually come after the thundercloud? Read answer... |
| How thunderstorm came from thunderclouds? | |
| What kind of person is described as a thundercloud? | |
| How does static electricity form in thunderclouds? |
Copyrights:
![]() | Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more | |
![]() | Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more | |
![]() | WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Read more | |
![]() | Translations. Copyright © 2007, WizCom Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved. Read more |
Mentioned in