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Tumulus vs Fumulus - What's the difference?

tumulus | fumulus |

As nouns the difference between tumulus and fumulus

is that tumulus is (archaeology) a mound of earth, especially one placed over a prehistoric tomb; a barrow while fumulus is a very thin cloud resembling a veil, especially one formed of water droplets from a rising plume (from a cooling tower etc).

tumulus

English

Noun

(wikipedia tumulus) (tumuli)
  • (archaeology) A mound of earth, especially one placed over a prehistoric tomb; a barrow.
  • * 2004 , Douglas Keister, Stories in Stone , Gibbs Smith (publisher), ISBN 1-58685-321-X, page 14:
    • The tumulus is one of mankind's oldest burial monuments, dating back to 4,000 to 5,000 years B.C.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Derived terms

    * (Tumulus culture)

    fumulus

    English

    Noun

    (fumuli)
  • A very thin cloud resembling a veil, especially one formed of water droplets from a rising plume (from a cooling tower etc)