cumulonimbus

cumulonimbus
cumulonimbus (n.) 1887, from cumulo-, comb. form of CUMULUS (Cf. cumulus), + NIMBUS (Cf. nimbus).

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  • cumulonimbus — ► NOUN (pl. cumulonimbi) ▪ cloud forming a towering mass with a flat base at fairly low altitude, as in thunderstorms …   English terms dictionary

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  • cumulonimbus — UK [ˌkjuːmjʊləʊˈnɪmbəs] / US [ˌkjumjəloʊˈnɪmbəs] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms cumulonimbus : singular cumulonimbus plural cumulonimbi or cumulonimbuses science a mass of very tall thick cloud that usually brings rain and sometimes… …   English dictionary

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  • cumulonimbus — noun Cumulonimbus is used before these nouns: ↑cloud …   Collocations dictionary

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