cumulus
noun/ˈkjuːmjələs/
/ˈkjuːmjələs/
[uncountable] (specialist)- a type of thick white cloudTopics Weatherc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryCumulus is used before these nouns:
- cloud
Word Originmid 17th cent. (denoting a heap or an accumulation): from Latin, ‘heap’.Definitions on the go
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