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Cumulus

noun/kjˈuːmjʊləs/
Definition
a globular cloud
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kjˈuːmjʊləs/
🇬🇧British English
/kjˈuːmjʊləs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kjˈuːmjʊləs/
3 syllables Say it as /kjˈuːmjʊləs/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
pileverbplace or lay as if in a pile
heapverbarrange in stacks
agglomerateadjectiveclustered together but not coherent
agglomerateverbform into one cluster
cumulateverbcollect or gather
cumulousadjectivethrown together in a pile
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Kumulus
eine kugelförmige Wolke
🇪🇸Spanish
cúmulo
una nube globular
🇮🇹Italian
cumulo
una nuvola globulare
🇵🇹Portuguese
cúmulos
uma nuvem globular
🇷🇺Russian
кучевые облака
шаровое облако
India
🇮🇳Hindi
क्यूम्यलस
एक गोलाकार बादल
🇧🇩Bengali
কিউমুলাস
একটি গোলাকার মেঘ
🇮🇳Tamil
குமுலஸ்
ஒரு கோள மேகம்
🇮🇳Telugu
క్యుములస్
ఒక గోళాకార మేఘం
🇮🇳Marathi
क्युमुलस
एक गोलाकार ढग
🇮🇳Gujarati
ક્યુમ્યુલસ
એક ગોળાકાર વાદળ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕ್ಯುಮುಲಸ್
ಒಂದು ಗೋಳಾಕಾರದ ಮೋಡ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ക്യുമുലസ്
ഒരു ഗോളാകൃതിയിലുള്ള മേഘം
🇵🇰Urdu
کمولس
ایک گلوبلر بادل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
积云
球状云
🇯🇵Japanese
積雲
球状の雲
🇰🇷Korean
적운
구상 구름
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tích lũy
một đám mây hình cầu
🇹🇭Thai
คิวมูลัส
เมฆทรงกลม
🇮🇩Indonesian
kumulus
awan bulat
🇲🇾Malay
kumulus
awan globular
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الركام
سحابة كروية
🇮🇷Persian
کومولوس
یک ابر کروی
🇹🇷Turkish
kümülüs
küresel bir bulut
🇮🇱Hebrew
תְלוּלִית
ענן כדורי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'cumulus'?
The primary meaning of 'cumulus' is 'a globular cloud'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'cumulus' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'cumulus' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'cumulus' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'cumulus' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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