cumulonimbus

See also: Cumulonimbus and cumulo-nimbus

English

A cumulonimbus cloud.

Alternative forms

• cumulo-nimbus

Etymology

From Latin cumulus (“heap”) + nimbus (“cloud”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌkjuː.mjʊ.ləʊˈnɪm.bəs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌkju.mjə.loʊˈnɪm.bəs/
• Rhymes: -ɪmbəs
• Hyphenation: cu‧mu‧lo‧nim‧bus

Noun

cumulonimbus (plural cumulonimbuses or cumulonimbi)

1. (meteorology) A cloud with a tall structure and flat base, often associated with thunderstorms.

   Synonym: nimbocumulus (rare)

   • 1921, Lewis R. Freeman, chapter III, in Down the Columbia‎^[1]:

     The one to the east (which at the moment seemed to be leaping straight out of the heart of a sinister slaty-purple patch of cumulonimbus) drained the Lake of the Hanging Glaciers; that to the west a desolate rock and ice-walled valley which was rimmed by some of the highest summits in the Selkirks.

Derived terms

• cumulonimbiform
• cumulonimbus calvus
• cumulonimbus capillatus
• cumulonimbus flammagenitus
• cumulonimbus incus
• cumulonimbus tuba
• pyrocumulonimbus

Translations

cloud

• Bulgarian: купесто-дъждовен облак m (kupesto-dǎždoven oblak)
• Catalan: cumulonimbe m, cumulonimbus m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 積雨雲 / 积雨云 (zik¹ jyu⁵ wan⁴)

  Mandarin: 積雨雲 / 积雨云 (zh) (jīyǔyún)

• Dutch: cumulonimbus (nl) m
• Finnish: kuuropilvi, ukkospilvi (fi)
• French: cumulonimbus (fr) m
• German: Kumulonimbus m
• Greek: σωρειτομελανίας (el) m (soreitomelanías)
• Icelandic: skúraský (is) n, þrumuský (is) n, skúraflákar m pl, útsynningsklakkar m pl
• Italian: cumulonembo (it) m
• Japanese: 積乱雲 (ja) (せきらんうん, sekiran'un)
• Korean: 적란운 (ko) (jeongnanun)
• Latin: cumulonimbus m
• Macedonian: кумулонимбус m (kumulonimbus)
• Polish: cumulonimbus (pl) m
• Portuguese: cúmulo-nimbo
• Romanian: cumulonimbus (ro)
• Russian: ку́чево-дождевое облако (kúčevo-doždevoje oblako)
• Spanish: cumulonimbo (es) m
• Vietnamese: mây vũ tích

See also

• thundercloud
• rain cloud

Anagrams

• nimbocumulus

Catalan

Noun

cumulonimbus m (invariable)

1. alternative form of cumulonimbe

Finnish

Etymology

From New Latin cumulonimbus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkumuloˌnimbus/, [ˈkumulo̞ˌnimbus̠]
• Rhymes: -imbus

Noun

cumulonimbus

1. synonym of kuuropilvi (“cumulonimbus”)

Declension

Inflection of cumulonimbus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		cumulonimbus	cumulonimbukset
genitive		cumulonimbuksen	cumulonimbusten cumulonimbuksien
partitive		cumulonimbusta	cumulonimbuksia
illative		cumulonimbukseen	cumulonimbuksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		cumulonimbus	cumulonimbukset
accusative	nom.	cumulonimbus	cumulonimbukset
	gen.	cumulonimbuksen
genitive		cumulonimbuksen	cumulonimbusten cumulonimbuksien
partitive		cumulonimbusta	cumulonimbuksia
inessive		cumulonimbuksessa	cumulonimbuksissa
elative		cumulonimbuksesta	cumulonimbuksista
illative		cumulonimbukseen	cumulonimbuksiin
adessive		cumulonimbuksella	cumulonimbuksilla
ablative		cumulonimbukselta	cumulonimbuksilta
allative		cumulonimbukselle	cumulonimbuksille
essive		cumulonimbuksena	cumulonimbuksina
translative		cumulonimbukseksi	cumulonimbuksiksi
abessive		cumulonimbuksetta	cumulonimbuksitta
instructive		—	cumulonimbuksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of cumulonimbus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative cumulonimbukseni cumulonimbukseni accusative nom. cumulonimbukseni cumulonimbukseni gen. cumulonimbukseni genitive cumulonimbukseni cumulonimbusteni cumulonimbuksieni partitive cumulonimbustani cumulonimbuksiani inessive cumulonimbuksessani cumulonimbuksissani elative cumulonimbuksestani cumulonimbuksistani illative cumulonimbukseeni cumulonimbuksiini adessive cumulonimbuksellani cumulonimbuksillani ablative cumulonimbukseltani cumulonimbuksiltani allative cumulonimbukselleni cumulonimbuksilleni essive cumulonimbuksenani cumulonimbuksinani translative cumulonimbuksekseni cumulonimbuksikseni abessive cumulonimbuksettani cumulonimbuksittani instructive — — comitative — cumulonimbuksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative cumulonimbuksesi cumulonimbuksesi accusative nom. cumulonimbuksesi cumulonimbuksesi gen. cumulonimbuksesi genitive cumulonimbuksesi cumulonimbustesi cumulonimbuksiesi partitive cumulonimbustasi cumulonimbuksiasi inessive cumulonimbuksessasi cumulonimbuksissasi elative cumulonimbuksestasi cumulonimbuksistasi illative cumulonimbukseesi cumulonimbuksiisi adessive cumulonimbuksellasi cumulonimbuksillasi ablative cumulonimbukseltasi cumulonimbuksiltasi allative cumulonimbuksellesi cumulonimbuksillesi essive cumulonimbuksenasi cumulonimbuksinasi translative cumulonimbukseksesi cumulonimbuksiksesi abessive cumulonimbuksettasi cumulonimbuksittasi instructive — — comitative — cumulonimbuksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative cumulonimbuksemme cumulonimbuksemme accusative nom. cumulonimbuksemme cumulonimbuksemme gen. cumulonimbuksemme genitive cumulonimbuksemme cumulonimbustemme cumulonimbuksiemme partitive cumulonimbustamme cumulonimbuksiamme inessive cumulonimbuksessamme cumulonimbuksissamme elative cumulonimbuksestamme cumulonimbuksistamme illative cumulonimbukseemme cumulonimbuksiimme adessive cumulonimbuksellamme cumulonimbuksillamme ablative cumulonimbukseltamme cumulonimbuksiltamme allative cumulonimbuksellemme cumulonimbuksillemme essive cumulonimbuksenamme cumulonimbuksinamme translative cumulonimbukseksemme cumulonimbuksiksemme abessive cumulonimbuksettamme cumulonimbuksittamme instructive — — comitative — cumulonimbuksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative cumulonimbuksenne cumulonimbuksenne accusative nom. cumulonimbuksenne cumulonimbuksenne gen. cumulonimbuksenne genitive cumulonimbuksenne cumulonimbustenne cumulonimbuksienne partitive cumulonimbustanne cumulonimbuksianne inessive cumulonimbuksessanne cumulonimbuksissanne elative cumulonimbuksestanne cumulonimbuksistanne illative cumulonimbukseenne cumulonimbuksiinne adessive cumulonimbuksellanne cumulonimbuksillanne ablative cumulonimbukseltanne cumulonimbuksiltanne allative cumulonimbuksellenne cumulonimbuksillenne essive cumulonimbuksenanne cumulonimbuksinanne translative cumulonimbukseksenne cumulonimbuksiksenne abessive cumulonimbuksettanne cumulonimbuksittanne instructive — — comitative — cumulonimbuksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative cumulonimbuksensa cumulonimbuksensa accusative nom. cumulonimbuksensa cumulonimbuksensa gen. cumulonimbuksensa genitive cumulonimbuksensa cumulonimbustensa cumulonimbuksiensa partitive cumulonimbustaan cumulonimbustansa cumulonimbuksiaan cumulonimbuksiansa inessive cumulonimbuksessaan cumulonimbuksessansa cumulonimbuksissaan cumulonimbuksissansa elative cumulonimbuksestaan cumulonimbuksestansa cumulonimbuksistaan cumulonimbuksistansa illative cumulonimbukseensa cumulonimbuksiinsa adessive cumulonimbuksellaan cumulonimbuksellansa cumulonimbuksillaan cumulonimbuksillansa ablative cumulonimbukseltaan cumulonimbukseltansa cumulonimbuksiltaan cumulonimbuksiltansa allative cumulonimbukselleen cumulonimbuksellensa cumulonimbuksilleen cumulonimbuksillensa essive cumulonimbuksenaan cumulonimbuksenansa cumulonimbuksinaan cumulonimbuksinansa translative cumulonimbuksekseen cumulonimbukseksensa cumulonimbuksikseen cumulonimbuksiksensa abessive cumulonimbuksettaan cumulonimbuksettansa cumulonimbuksittaan cumulonimbuksittansa instructive — — comitative — cumulonimbuksineen cumulonimbuksinensa

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French cumulo-nimbus.

Noun

cumulonimbus m (uncountable)

1. (meteorology) cumulonimbus

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	cumulonimbus	cumulonimbusul
genitive-dative	cumulonimbus	cumulonimbusului
vocative	cumulonimbusule

Spanish

Noun

cumulonimbus m (plural cumulonimbus)

1. (meteorology) cumulonimbus