What is another word for Cumuli?

Pronunciation: [kjˈuːmjʊlˌa͡ɪ] (IPA)

The word cumuli refers to a type of cloud that has a rounded, puffy appearance and is often associated with fair weather. There are several synonyms for cumuli, including cumulus clouds, cotton clouds, fair-weather clouds, and fluffy clouds. These clouds are typically low in altitude and form when warm, moist air rises and cools, causing the water vapor in the air to condense into visible droplets. Cumuli are often seen in the morning, as the sun heats the ground and causes the air to rise. As the day progresses, cumuli can grow larger and form into towering cumulus clouds, which can produce thunderstorms and other severe weather.

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What are the hypernyms for Cumuli?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Cumuli

Following the instincts of her thought, Gabrielle could either enter the solitude of a narrow space, seeing naught but the thick green and the blue of the sky above the tree-tops, or she could hover above a glorious prospect, letting her eyes follow those many-shaded green lines, from the brilliant colors of the foreground to the pure tones of the horizon on which they lost themselves, sometimes in the blue ocean of the atmosphere, sometimes in the Cumuli that floated above it.
"The Hated Son"
Honore de Balzac
To the north one or two canoes, with bright sails, and distant mountains with purple corries, and fleecy clouds, are mirrored on the tranquil river: these distant hills are of very delicate warm violet tints, on their shoulders we can just make out the forms of forests, and heavy white Cumuli hang above them in a hazy blue.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
The sun came up splendidly, hot and yellow over China, and warmed me comfortably as I drove to the Fort, and the mist off the plain rose and became sunlit Cumuli to lie for the rest of the day on the shoulders of the Kachin Highlands.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch

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