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cu·mu·lus
\ˈkyümyələs, ÷-mə-\ noun
(plural cumu·li \-ˌlī, -ˌlē\)
Etymology: Latin, heap — more at cumulate
1. : the acme of an accumulation : heap, accumulation
< what a tremendous lot of stuff makes up the cumulus called “the home” — E.B.White >
2. [New Latin, from Latin] : a massy cloud form usually occurring in the low or middle cloud regions at elevations between 2,000 and 15,000 feet, having a flat base and rounded outlines often piled up like a mountain, commonly appearing in the early afternoon on warm days, and sometimes affording rain or thunder gusts — see cloud illustration
3. or cumulus ooph·o·rus \-ōˈäf(ə)rəs\ [cumulus, New Latin, from Latin; cumulus oophorus, New Latin, literally, ovarian heap] anatomy : the projecting mass of granulosa cells that bears the developing ovum in a Graafian follicle |