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  • nimbus

    Classical Mythology. a shining cloud sometimes surrounding a deity when on earth.

  • cap cloud

    a stationary cloud directly above an isolated mountain peak. Compare banner cloud, crest cloud.

  • funnel cloud

    a rapidly rotating funnel-shaped cloud extending downward from the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, which, if it touches the surface of the earth, is a tornado or waterspout.

  • banner cloud

    a plume-shaped cloud extending downwind from an isolated mountain peak. Also called cloud banner. Compare cap cloud (def 1).

  • orographic cloud

    any cloud whose existence and form are largely controlled by the disturbed flow of air over and around mountains, as the banner cloud and crest cloud.

  • pileus

    Mycology. the horizontal portion of a mushroom, bearing gills, tubes, etc., on its underside; a cap.
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