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thundercloud

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for thundercloud.

Editorial note

It's good to discharge the thundercloud of disquiet through at least one good thread, such as this one.

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Quick take

(meteorology) A large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of thundercloud gathered in one view.

noun

(meteorology) A large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning.

noun

(by extension, figurative) Something menacing and brooding.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for thundercloud.

noun

(meteorology) A large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning.

Example sentences

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It's good to discharge the thundercloud of disquiet through at least one good thread, such as this one.

2

In a lightning discharge, the earth and the thundercloud act as opposite plates of a capacitor with an air dielectric.

3

I do have to say, Thundercloud Subs are way better anyway, and most are $5 cheaper than Subway at this point.

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The 2007.13618 Thundercloud Project paper is excellent and has a fairly thorugh breakdown on the various bits of hardware and crystals used at different iterations of the project.

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It’s a constant thundercloud in your life.

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In geophysical context, the electric field of sufficient magnitude and spatial extent for supporting these avalanches is generated either as an ambient field due to thundercloud electrification or produced in streamer zones of lightning leaders.

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We do collect more data and can make more sophisticated models from that data, but the big stuff is a bit like seeing a thundercloud on the horizon and hasn't materially changed for all that tech.

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It's perfectly reasonable to say no, classes only appear to have human-like properties in the same way a the sun or a thundercloud appeared to be a god with thoughts and wants to people of the past.

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SparkApp consists of two primary Python (Flask) web applications: GroundBolt, running locally on the base station, and ThunderCloud, running remotely in the cloud.

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> It all started on a fateful Wednesday morning, when a large black thundercloud appeared over Netflix headquarters in San Francisco and a powerful gust of magical wind blew open the doors.

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Meteorological theory suggests that you would definitely get this if the airflow was not contained by the turbines, and cloud formation with the release of condensation heat would cause even more cloud formation which would basically result in a giant, permanent thundercloud above the power plant.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use thundercloud in a sentence?

It's good to discharge the thundercloud of disquiet through at least one good thread, such as this one.

What does thundercloud mean?

(meteorology) A large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning.

What part of speech is thundercloud?

thundercloud is commonly used as noun.