A small or minor cumulus cloud, often appearing as a barely visible puff of white in the sky.
From Latin 'cumulus' (heap) + diminutive suffix '-et'. This meteorological term developed in the 19th century to describe the smallest classification of heap-like clouds.
Cumulets are like the cloud equivalent of baby animals—fluffy little clouds that often disappear quickly but sometimes grow into towering thunderstorms if conditions are right.
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