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Meaning of Cumulonimbus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌkjuː.mjʊ.ləʊˈnɪm.bəs

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Español cumulonimbo
Français cumulonimbus
Íslenska skúraský
Italiano cumulonembo
日本語 積乱雲
한국어 적란운
Македонски кумулонимбус
Nederlands cumulonimbus
Polski cumulonimbus
Português cúmulo-nimbo
Tiếng Việt mây vũ tích

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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