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cumuli Definition


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cumulus
noun
    cumuli
    1. meteorol.
      A fluffy heaped cloud with a rounded white upper surface and a flat horizontal base, which is composed of water droplets and usually develops over a heat source, eg a volcano or hot land surface.
Etymology: 19c in this sense; 17c in sense ‘a heap': Latin, meaning ‘heap' or ‘mass'.



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