cumulonimbus cloud
31cloud — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. haze (see cloudiness, obscurity); flight (see assemblage). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Fog at a distance from the earth] Syn. haze, mist, rack, fogginess, haziness, film, puff, billow, frost, nebula,… …
32cumulonimbus — UK [ˌkjuːmjʊləʊˈnɪmbəs] / US [ˌkjumjəloʊˈnɪmbəs] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms cumulonimbus : singular cumulonimbus plural cumulonimbi or cumulonimbuses science a mass of very tall thick cloud that usually brings rain and sometimes… …
33cumulonimbus — noun Cumulonimbus is used before these nouns: ↑cloud …
34cumulonimbus — Towering clouds whose tops can rise to 65,000 ft and even higher. They are characterized by typical anvil shaped tops when fully developed. Cbs, as they are popularly called, are thunderstorm clouds with extreme turbulence in them. They are… …
35cumulonimbus — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1887 cumulus cloud having a low base and often spread out in the shape of an anvil extending to great heights see cloud illustration …
36cloud genus — noun Grouping of the standard cloud classification system. Members include cirrus, cirrocumulus, cirrostratus, altocumulus, altostratus, nimbostratus, stratocumulus, stratus, cumulus …
37cumulonimbus — /ˌkjumjəloʊˈnɪmbəs/ (say .kyoohmyuhloh nimbuhs) noun a heavy, tall mass of cloud whose summits rise in the form of mountains or towers, the upper parts having a fibrous texture characteristic of high clouds formed of ice crystals. This cloud is… …
38cumulonimbus — noun A cloud, with a tall structure and a flat base, that is often associated with thunderstorms …
39cumulonimbus — n. dark gray rain cloud …
40cumulonimbus clouds — type of large dark grey rain cloud …
