Meanings
nouncap cloud (plural cap clouds)
plural cap clouds
- climatologyAn accessory cloud in the form of a cap which occurs above, or attached to, cumulus, cumulonimbus, and sometimes stratocumulus clouds.
Synonyms: pileus
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn accessory cloud in the form of a cap which occurs above, or attached to, cumulus, cumulonimbus, and sometimes stratocumulus clouds.
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cap cloud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cap%20cloud
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