cumulonimbus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A cloud with a tall structure and flat base, often associated with thunderstorms.

/ˌkjuː.mjʊ.ləʊˈnɪm.bəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cumulonimbus.wav /ˌkju.mjə.loʊˈnɪm.bəs/

cumulonimbus cumulonimbuses cumulonimbi cumulo-nimbus

From Latin cumulus (“heap”) + nimbus (“cloud”).

nimbocumulus

thundercloud rain cloud

cumulonimbiform cumulonimbus calvus cumulonimbus capillatus cumulonimbus flammagenitus cumulonimbus incus cumulonimbus tuba pyrocumulonimbus

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