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cumulonimbus Definition


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cumulonimbus
noun
    1. meteorol.
      A type of cumulus cloud, with a dark and threatening appearance, which can rise to heights of up to 10km, and which is associated with thunderstorms and the arrival of a cold front during the passage of a depression.
Etymology: 19c: from cumulus + nimbus.



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