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A principal low cloud type in the form of individual cauliflower-like cells of sharp non-fibrous outline and less vertical development than cumulonimbus. 
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(Abbrev. CU) - detached clouds, generally dense and with sharp outlines, showing vertical development in the form of domes, mounds, or towers. Tops normally are rounded while bases are more horizontal [..]
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1650s, "a heap," from Latin cumulus "a heap, pile, mass, surplus," from PIE *ku-m-olo-, suffixed shortened form of root *keue- "to swell" (compare Sanskrit svayati " [..]
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A cloud in the form of individual, detached domes or towers that are usually dense and well defined. It has a flat base with a bulging upper part that often resembles cauliflower. Cumulus clouds of fair weather are called cumulus humilis. Those that exhibit much vertical growth are called cumulus congestur or towering cumulus.
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type of large cloud with a flat bottom and fluffy tops.
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Clouds with a woolly, heaped appearance that often produce rain.
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A cloud in the form of individual detached domes or towers which are usually dense and well defined.
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White, fluffy clouds that have a flat base, rounded tops and appear to be piled on top of each other. They can be found at any level in the atmosphere.
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(n) a globular cloud(n) a collection of objects laid on top of each other
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A principal cloud type of vertical elements having a flat base and dense, bulging upper portion resembling a heap or pile. The base of cumulus clouds is generally found from 500 to 3000 metres. Large [..]
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A heaped cloud associated with showers. Often described as looking like a cauliflower.
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Clouds forming in the troposphere which are vertically formed with flat bases and fluffy, rounded tops. They have often been described as cauliflower-like in structure. They occur at heights of 500-60 [..]
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a low cloud that develops from the bottom up. Appear white and puffy, with a cauliflower-like top. Small ones are associated with fair weather(cumulus humilis), but as they grow vertically, they can p [..]
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Detached clouds, generally dense and with sharp outlines, showing vertical development in the form of domes, mounds, or towers. Tops normally are rounded while bases are more horizontal. See Cb, towering cumulus. See Fig. 10, cumulus clouds.
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A cloud type in the form of individual, detached elements which are generally dense and possess sharp non-fibrous outlines. These elements develop vertically, appearing as rising mounds, domes, or tow [..]
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A cloud in the form of individual detached domes or towers which are usually dense and well defined; develops vertically in the form of rising mounds of which the bulging upper part often resembles a [..]
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(Abbrev. CU) - detached clouds, generally dense and with sharp outlines, showing vertical development in the form of domes, mounds, or towers. Tops normally are rounded while bases are more horizontal. See Cb, towering cumulus.
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Puffy white or light grey clouds with a flat base and a sharp outline, often resembling a floating cotton balls. The cloud forms in an unstable environment when warm air from the surface rises until it reaches the Lifting Condensation Level (LCL), where the temperature and dewpoint temperature are equal. This is the flat cloud base and depending on [..]
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(Cu) Latin - to heap Detached clouds, generally dense and with sharp outlines, showing vertical development in the form of domes, mounds, or towers. Tops normally are rounded while bases are more horizontal. Cumulus humilus are cumulus clouds with little vertcal development. Cumulus mediocris show slightly more vertical development, but indicate fa [..]
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A cloud in the form of individual, detached domes or towers that are usually dense and well defined.
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One of Bermuda's most common cloud types, consisting of individual, detached elements that are generally dense and possess sharp nonfibrous outlines. It is a low cloud which in its shallow form ( [..]
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Detached clouds, generally dense and with sharp outlines, showing vertical development in the form of domes, mounds, or towers. Tops normally are rounded while bases are more horizontal.
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One of the three basic cloud forms (the others are cirrus and stratus). It is also one of the two low cloud types. A detach cloud that develops in a vertical direction from the base (bottom) up. They [..]
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One of the three basic cloud forms (the others are cirrus and stratus). It is also one of the two low cloud types. A cloud that develops in a vertical direction from the base (bottom) up. They have fl [..]
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One of the three basic cloud
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Average sized puffy clouds with mounds, domes, and turrets at the top. Look at them for long enough and you'll see how much bubbling goes on.
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(Abbrev. CU) - detached clouds, generally dense and with sharp outlines, showing vertical development in the form of domes, mounds, or towers. Tops normally are rounded while bases are more horizontal [..]
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One of the three basic cloud forms (the others are cirrus and stratus). It is also one of the two low cloud types. A cloud that develops in a vertical direction from the base (bottom) up. They have flat bases and dome- or cauliflower-shaped upper surfaces. The base of the cloud is often no more than 3,000 feet above the ground, but the top often va [..]
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the chancel of a church; vaulting; a straw-rick or pook of corn. cuna:
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The cloud-like collection of supportive follicle cells that surround the oocyte (egg). – See more at: http://www.rmact.com/infertility-resources/glossary-of-terms#sthash.294GTdif.dpuf
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