cumulus

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cu·mu·lus | \ ˈkyü-myə-ləs

plural cumuli\ ˈkyü-myə-ˌlī

, -ˌlē \

Definition of cumulus

1 : heap, accumulation

2 [New Latin, from Latin] : a dense puffy cloud form having a flat base and rounded outlines often piled up like a mountain — see cloud illustration

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the cumulus of sundry things that fill up one's attic and somehow sum up a lifetime of experiences

Recent Examples on the Web Participants will learn how to make their own cumulus clouds with cleaning expert Brandi Smith. — cleveland, 27 Aug. 2021 Sandler added that the reason the NWS did not issue a tornado warning is because the fire tornado is essentially chained to the heat from the fire and the cumulus clouds above. — Joe Siess, oregonlive, 28 July 2021 The satellite loop below shows some building cumulus clouds which eventually could produce a couple of showers and a rumble or two of thunder is not out of the question. — BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2021 On our second day, the smoke scattered in the midsummer breeze and high cumulus clouds, and the air was clearer. — Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 24 Mar. 2021 Instead, Tom should take a review day to make sure that cumulus and stratus are firmly in his brain. — Brian Platzer, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2021 Cooler climates such as London and Dublin have fewer cumulus clouds. — John Cox, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2021 This is Farah Parsa’s variation on the traditional Iranian dish tahchin, saturated with the flavor of saffron, cumulus-light from the addition of yogurt and with a dome of tahdig, the crisp layer of rice formed on the bottom of the pot. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2020 Today, John Constable’s depictions of gray cumulus clouds; overgrown, verdant foliage; and cow-filled, bucolic pastures rank among England’s most renowned 19th-century landscape paintings. — Isis Davis-marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2020

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