pyrocumulonimbus
/ˌpaɪɹəʊˌkjuːmjʊləˈnɪmbəs/noun
pyrocumulonimbus is spelled P-Y-R-O-C-U-M-U-L-O-N-I-M-B-U-S: 16 letters. As a noun, pyrocumulonimbus means “An extreme manifestation of a pyrocumulus, generated by the heat of a wildfire, that often rises to the upper troposphere or lower stratosphere” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pyrocumulonimbus is pyrocumulonimbi.
How many letters and syllables are in pyrocumulonimbus?
| Letters | 16: P-Y-R-O-C-U-M-U-L-O-N-I-M-B-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | too rare for the frequency list |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pyrocumulonimbus?
- /ˌpaɪɹəʊˌkjuːmjʊləˈnɪmbəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pyrocumulonimbus.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pyrocumulonimbus
- pyrocumulonimbi plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pyrocumulonimbus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An extreme manifestation of a pyrocumulus, generated by the heat of a wildfire, that often rises to the upper troposphere or lower stratosphere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pyrocumulonimbus come from?
From pyro- + cumulonimbus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).