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Cumulonimbus

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Noun

1. cumulonimbus, cumulonimbus cloud, thundercloud

a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cumulonimbus

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noun plural -bi (-baɪ) or -buses
meteorology
a cumulus cloud of great vertical extent, the top often forming an anvil shape and the bottom being dark coloured, indicating rain or hail: associated with thunderstorms

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Cumulonimbus

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noun
the type of dense cloud that develops vertically through all cloud levels, consisting of water droplets, ice crystals, and sometimes hail, and associated with thunder, lightning, and heavy showers
see also cloud

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cumulonimbus

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n. pl. cu·mu·lo·nim·bus·es or cu·mu·lo·nim·bi (-bī)
An extremely dense, vertically developed cumulus with a low dark base and fluffy masses that extend to great heights, usually producing heavy rains, thunderstorms, or hailstorms.

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