"cloudform" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cloudforms [plural]
Etymology: cloud + form Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cloud|form}} cloud + form Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cloudform (countable and uncountable, plural cloudforms)
  1. The type or shape of a cloud. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cloudform-en-noun-6D0-zkuK
  2. A collection of particles condensed into a cloud. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cloudform-en-noun-yLQjT~G~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 83 2
  3. A depiction of a cloud or something resembling a cloud. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cloudform-en-noun-m-vJLphj

Inflected forms

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