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cumulus: see cloud cloud, aggregation of minute particles of water or ice suspended in the air.
Formation of CloudsClouds are formed when air containing water vapor is cooled below a critical temperature called the dew point and the resulting moisture condenses into ..... Click the link for more information. . cumulus 1. Meteorol a bulbous or billowing white or dark grey cloud associated with rising air currents 2. Histology the mass of cells surrounding a recently ovulated egg cell in a Graafian follicle cumulus [′kyü·myə·ləs] (geochemistry) The accumulation of minerals which have precipitated from a liquid without having been modified by later crystallization. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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From his bed he could see the great cumulus clouds that hung in the blue sky. These canisters smashed on striking the ground--they did not explode--and incontinently disengaged an enormous volume of heavy, inky vapour, coiling and pour- ing upward in a huge and ebony cumulus cloud, a gaseous hill that sank and spread itself slowly over the surrounding country. |
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