Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cumulonimbus

/ˌkju.mjə.loʊˈnɪm.bəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: cu-mu-lo-nim-bus
IPA: /ˌkju.mjə.loʊˈnɪm.bəs/

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cloud with a tall structure and flat base, often associated with thunderstorms.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: cumulus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌkju.mjə.loʊˈnɪm.bəs/
British English: /ˌkjuː.mjʊ.ləʊˈnɪm.bəs/

Inflected Forms

cumulonimbuses (plural) cumulonimbi (plural) cumulo-nimbus (alternative)

Derived Forms

cumulonimbiform pyrocumulonimbus

Phrases

cumulonimbus calvus cumulonimbus capillatus cumulonimbus flammagenitus cumulonimbus incus cumulonimbus tuba rain cloud

Frequently Paired Words

thundercloud rain cloud

Synonyms

nimbocumulus cumulonimbus cloud thundercloud

Rhymes With

nimbus limbus

Questions

How do you pronounce cumulonimbus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkju.mjə.loʊˈnɪm.bəs/.
What does cumulonimbus mean?: A cloud with a tall structure and flat base, often associated with thunderstorms.
Where does cumulonimbus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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