as in accumulation
a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time
the cumulus of sundry things that fill up one's attic and somehow sum up a lifetime of experiences
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High winds and cumulus clouds are the primary concerns.
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 27 Mar. 2024
Notice how the cumulus clouds diminish during the #eclipse and take almost an hour after totality to redevelop!
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
Clouds, particularly shallow cumulus clouds, tend to vanish during a solar eclipse.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Clouds caused by stronger atmospheric processes like fronts or large areas of low pressure are not likely to be as affected, but a cute little cumulus cloud might be.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 27 Mar. 2024
Notice how the cumulus clouds diminish during the #eclipse and take almost an hour after totality to redevelop!
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
Clouds, particularly shallow cumulus clouds, tend to vanish during a solar eclipse.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Clouds caused by stronger atmospheric processes like fronts or large areas of low pressure are not likely to be as affected, but a cute little cumulus cloud might be.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Cumulus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cumulus. Accessed 15 Oct. 2024.
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