cumulo-

Word Origin

a combining form representing cumulus, in compound words.

Also, cumuli-; especially before a vowel, cumul-.

Origin

see cumulus, -o-

Related Word

cumulonimbus

cumulo-
combining form
⇨ see cumul-

ˈcumulo-combining form of cumulus, used in naming cloud-forms which combine the cumulus with other types: e.g. ˌcumulo-ˈnimbus, ˌcumulo-ˈstratus, ˌcumulo-cirro-ˈstratus: see quots.1803L. Howard Modif. Clouds (1865) 4 Cumulo-stratus, the Cirro-stratus blended with the Cumulus, and either appearing intermixed with the heaps of the latter or super-adding a wide-spread structure to its base. Cumulo-cirro-stratus vel Nimbus, the Rain cloud. A cloud, or system of clouds from which rain is falling. It is a horizontal sheet, above which the Cirrus spreads while the Cumulus enters it laterally and from beneath.1815T. Forster Atmos. Phenom. 150 The cumulostratus being a state of the clouds going on to become nimbus.1856Scoffern & Lowe Pract. Meteorol. 55 Cumulo-stratus..chiefly appears towards night in dry windy weather, and is of a leaden colour.1887Leisure Hour 570/2 Similar cumulus and cumulo-nimbus forms range in latitude from London to near Cape Horn.1928D. Brunt Meteorol. iii, Cumulo-nimbus is the thunder-cloud. It frequently takes the form of towers or anvils.1970D. Francis Rat Race iii. 39 Great heaps of cumulo-nimbus cloud were boiling up.

cumulo- /ˈkju:mjʊləʊ/ combining form of cumulus: see -o-.

DERIVATIVE cumuloˈnimbus noun (Meteorology) a cloud or cloud type resembling cumulus but towering and massive, often with the top spread out like an anvil L19.
cumuloˈstratus noun (Meteorology) = stratocumulus E19.

cumulo-
I. combining form
see cumul-
II.
see cumuli-

词汇	cumulo-
词根词缀	AHD Dictionary.com MWCD OED SOED Webster cumulo- 或 cumuli- 或 cumul- pref.（前缀） Cumulus: 积云： cumulonimbus. 积雨云语源 From cumulus 源自 cumulus cumulo- Word Origin 1 a combining form representing cumulus, in compound words. Also, cumuli-; especially before a vowel, cumul-. Origin see cumulus, -o- Related Word cumulonimbus cumulo- combining form ⇨ see cumul- ˈcumulo-combining form of cumulus, used in naming cloud-forms which combine the cumulus with other types: e.g. ˌcumulo-ˈnimbus, ˌcumulo-ˈstratus, ˌcumulo-cirro-ˈstratus: see quots.1803L. Howard Modif. Clouds (1865) 4 Cumulo-stratus, the Cirro-stratus blended with the Cumulus, and either appearing intermixed with the heaps of the latter or super-adding a wide-spread structure to its base. Cumulo-cirro-stratus vel Nimbus, the Rain cloud. A cloud, or system of clouds from which rain is falling. It is a horizontal sheet, above which the Cirrus spreads while the Cumulus enters it laterally and from beneath.1815T. Forster Atmos. Phenom. 150 The cumulostratus being a state of the clouds going on to become nimbus.1856Scoffern & Lowe Pract. Meteorol. 55 Cumulo-stratus..chiefly appears towards night in dry windy weather, and is of a leaden colour.1887Leisure Hour 570/2 Similar cumulus and cumulo-nimbus forms range in latitude from London to near Cape Horn.1928D. Brunt Meteorol. iii, Cumulo-nimbus is the thunder-cloud. It frequently takes the form of towers or anvils.1970D. Francis Rat Race iii. 39 Great heaps of cumulo-nimbus cloud were boiling up. cumulo- /ˈkju:mjʊləʊ/ combining form of cumulus: see -o-. DERIVATIVE cumuloˈnimbus noun (Meteorology) a cloud or cloud type resembling cumulus but towering and massive, often with the top spread out like an anvil L19. cumuloˈstratus noun (Meteorology) = stratocumulus E19. cumulo- I. combining form see cumul- II. see cumuli-
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