It is commonly called alumina, and may also be called aloxide, aloxite, or alundum depending on particular forms or applications. It commonly occurs in its crystalline polymorphic phase Î±-Al 2 O 3, in which it composes the mineral corundum, varieties of which form the precious gemstones ruby and sapphire.
rain cloud. (meteorology). Any cloud from which rain falls; a popular term having no technical denotation. 1  Facebook. 2  Twitter.
Latin: cumulus-heap; nimbus-rainy cloud. Cumulonimbus are heavy and dense low-level clouds, extending high into the sky in towers, plumes or mountain shaped peaks. Commonly known as thunderclouds, the base is often flat and very dark, and may only be a few hundred feet above the Earth's surface.