Definition of cumulonimbus in English:
cumulonimbus
nounPlural cumulonimbiˌkjuːmjʊləʊˈnɪmbəsˌkjumjəloʊˈnɪmbəs
mass nounMeteorology Cloud forming a towering mass with a flat base at fairly low altitude and often a flat top, as in thunderstorms.
the development of clouds from fair-weather cumulus to giant cumulonimbus
count noun those clouds that will build west of Baltimore late Sunday afternoon are cumulonimbi
Example sentencesExamples
- First, thunderstorms are birthed by cumulonimbus clouds.
- The rising air is associated with a region of low air pressure, towering cumulonimbus clouds and rain.
- As air rises in a large cumulonimbus or thunderhead cloud condensation occurs and all three forms of water are present.
- The rising air cools and produces towering cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds.
- A cumulonimbus has drifted over the spires of downtown, where it hangs like a vast gray anvil.
Definition of cumulonimbus in US English:
cumulonimbus
nounˌkyo͞omyəlōˈnimbəsˌkjumjəloʊˈnɪmbəs
Meteorology Cloud forming a towering mass with a flat base at fairly low altitude and often a flat top, as in thunderstorms.
the development of clouds from fair-weather cumulus to giant cumulonimbus
count noun those clouds that will build west of Baltimore late Sunday afternoon are cumulonimbi
Example sentencesExamples
- The rising air cools and produces towering cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds.
- The rising air is associated with a region of low air pressure, towering cumulonimbus clouds and rain.
- A cumulonimbus has drifted over the spires of downtown, where it hangs like a vast gray anvil.
- As air rises in a large cumulonimbus or thunderhead cloud condensation occurs and all three forms of water are present.
- First, thunderstorms are birthed by cumulonimbus clouds.