cumulonimbus
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9.7
- noun
- /ˌkjuːmjʊloʊˈnɪmbəs/
- Specialized
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cumulonimbo
- Her hair had been so vigorously shampooed that morning that it lifted from her head in an astonished frizz, carroty-red mixed with gray like the underside of those layered, dense clouds called cumulonimbus.
- cumulonimbus clouds
Don't get me wrong guys, these are truly small slivers of silver on some very large cumulonimbus clouds, but they are there.
- Don't get me wrong guys, these are truly small slivers of silver on some very large cumulonimbus clouds, but they are there.
- And then you have terraforming, bringing these cumulonimbus, thunderstorm, thunderstorm, clouds that rain.
Examples
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If it says Nimbo or, you know, cumulonimbus or nimbostratus, that means it's raining.
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Did you know that... the cumulonimbus forms... when warm air rises over cool air?
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There were some large cumulonimbus clouds blocking the sun, and l-I lost power.
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Don't get me wrong guys, these are truly small slivers of silver on some very large cumulonimbus clouds, but they are there.
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The sky turned dark as the towering cumulonimbus clouds threatened to unleash a thunderstorm.
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We watched as a massive cumulonimbus formed, its anvil top signaling the arrival of severe weather.
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Meteorologists warned that the developing cumulonimbus could produce lightning and heavy rain.
Synonyms
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1.0
A dark, heavy cloud that shows rain or a storm is coming
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6.3
A very large tall cloud that appears before a thunderstorm
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2.5
A large dark cloud that brings thunder, lightning, and heavy rain
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4.8
A very tall dark cloud that brings heavy rain, thunder, and lightning
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.8
A very tall dark cloud that brings heavy rain, thunder, and lightning
How Tall
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cumulonimbus comes from Latin words cumulus ('heap') and nimbus ('rain cloud'), so imagine a huge 'heap' of cloud full of rain. That's why a cumulonimbus is a tall, heavy storm cloud that often brings thunder and lightning.