how to pronounce cumulus

/ˈkjuː.mjə.ləs/

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cumulus is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of cumulus in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… turn into tall cumulus clouds when this …”

meanings of cumulus

noun:

A large white puffy cloud that develops through convection. On a hot, humid day, they can form towers and even become cumulonimbus clouds.
A mound or heap.

cumulus frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word cumulus occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics cumulus can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that cumulus can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;