noun
- Plural of cumulus; large, white, fluffy clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather.
Usage: meteorology; standard plural form
Examples
- On a clear summer day, cumuluses dotted the blue sky.
- The meteorologist identified several cumuluses forming over the mountains.
- Children pointed at the cumuluses, imagining them as castles and animals.
- Cumuluses typically develop in the morning and dissipate by evening.
- The forecast predicted scattered cumuluses with no precipitation expected.