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CUMULUS CLOUD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A globular cloud
Synonyms:
cumulus; cumulus cloud
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("cumulus cloud" is a kind of...):
cloud (a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cumulus cloud"):
altocumulus; altocumulus cloud (a cumulus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles)
thunderhead (a rounded projecting mass of a cumulus cloud with shining edges; often appears before a thunderstorm)
