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Meteorology

# CLOUD

CLD

TERM · Meteorology

At a glance

## Meaning of CLOUD

A cloud is a visible accumulation of minute water droplets and/or ice particles in the atmosphere above the Earth's surface.

### More about CLOUD

A cloud is a visible accumulation of minute water droplets and/or ice particles in the atmosphere above the Earth's surface. Cloud differs from ground fog, fog, or ice fog only in that the latter are, by definition, in contact with the Earth's surface.

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