Cumulus mediocris

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cumulus mediocris[edit | edit source]

A cloud species, unique to the genus cumulus, of moderate vertical development, the upper protuberances or sproutings of which are not very marked; it may have a small cauliflower aspect.

This cloud does not give any precipitation, but frequently develops into cumulus congestus and cumulonimbus.


The compass direction toward which a land slope faces.

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