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clouds [1]

Fine droplets of water or ice crystal suspended in the atmosphere; the World Meteorological Organization classifies them according to 10 types.
clouds [1] Clouds whose base is at low altitude but extend very high; the two types are cumulus and cumulonimbus. Very imposing cloud that can reach a thickness of 6 mi and whose base is very dark; it can trigger violent precipitation. Fair-weather cloud with very clear contours; it has a gray, flat base and a white top with rounded protuberances.

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clouds of vertical development

Clouds whose base is at low altitude but extend very high; the two types are cumulus and cumulonimbus.
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cumulonimbus

Very imposing cloud that can reach a thickness of 6 mi and whose base is very dark; it can trigger violent precipitation.

cumulus

Fair-weather cloud with very clear contours; it has a gray, flat base and a white top with rounded protuberances.