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Cumuli

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a combining form representing cumulus in compound words.
Also, cumuli-; especially before a vowel,, cumul-.

Origin:
see cumulus, -o-
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cu·mu·li   (kyōōm'yə-lī')   
n.  Plural of cumulus.
cu·mu·lus   (kyōōm'yə-ləs)   
n.   pl. cu·mu·li (-lī')

  1. A dense, white, fluffy, flat-based cloud with a multiple rounded top and a well-defined outline, usually formed by the ascent of thermally unstable air masses.

  2. A pile, mound, or heap.


[Latin, heap; see keuə- in Indo-European roots.]
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