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CUMULONIMBUS (cumulonimbi)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cumulonimbus mean? 

CUMULONIMBUS (noun)
  The noun CUMULONIMBUS has 1 sense:

1. a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstormsplay

  Familiarity information: CUMULONIMBUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CUMULONIMBUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

cumulonimbus; cumulonimbus cloud; thundercloud

Hypernyms ("cumulonimbus" is a kind of...):

cloud (a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude)


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