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Thunderclouds
A large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning; a stormcloud
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noun
- 1
A large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning; a stormcloud
- 2
(by extension) Something menacing and brooding.
"the ominous thunderclouds of war"
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| cumulonimbusnoun | (meteorology) A cloud with a tall structure and flat base, often associated with thunderstorms. |
| cumulonimbus cloudnoun | Cumulonimbus is a dense, towering, vertical cloud, typically forming from water vapor condensing in the lower troposphere that builds upward carried by powerful buoyant air currents. |
| cloudsnoun | the second album by the Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released on May 1, 1969, by Reprise Records. |
| cumulus cloudnoun | Cumulus clouds are clouds that have flat bases and are often described as puffy, cotton-like, or fluffy in appearance. |
| thunderheadnoun | The top portion of a cumulonimbus cloud, which tends to be flattened or fibery in appearance, and may be indicative of thunderstorm activity. |
| cumulusnoun | A large white, puffy cloud that develops through convection. |
| thunderstormnoun | A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow. |
| altocumulusnoun | (physics, meteorology) A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or greyish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often grouped in flocks or rows. (Abbreviated Ac.) |
| cirrus cloudnoun | Cirrus (cloud classification symbol: Ci) is a genus of high cloud made of ice crystals. |
| updraftsnoun | an upward current of air, especially a strong one |
| auroraenoun | An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively. |
| vorticitynoun | (mathematics, fluid dynamics) A property of a fluid flow related to local angular rotation; defined as the curl of the flow's velocity field. |
| whirlwindsnoun | A windstorm of limited extent, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. |
| sunbeamsnoun | A ray of sunlight; especially, a visible, narrow, and intense (relative to ambient light) ray of sunlight (as revealed by, for example, its diffraction among dust particles). |
| raindropsnoun | A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky. |
| supercellnoun | (meteorology) A severe thunderstorm with updrafts and downdrafts that are in near balance, allowing the storm to maintain itself for several hours. Supercells often produce large hail, powerful downpours, very strong winds and sometimes tornadoes. |
| mistnoun | (countable, uncountable) Water or other liquid finely suspended in air. (Compare fog, haze.) |
| squallnoun | (often nautical) A sudden storm, as found in a squall line. |
| vorticesnoun | A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column. |
| lightningsnoun | A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth. |
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