cu|mu|lus

cu|mu|lus
cu|mu|lus «KYOO myuh luhs», noun, plural -li «-ly».
1. a vertical cloud formation made up of detached clouds, rounded at the top and flat at the bottom. Cumuli are usually seen in fair weather and occur at heights of between 1600 and 20,000 feet.
2. a heap; pile.
╂[< Latin cumulus heap]

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