Active cloud

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-003274",
  "term": "Active cloud",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A cloud undergoing vertical development and producing precipitation, characterized by strong internal updrafts. These vertical motions support the growth of hydrometeors, such as raindrops or hailstones, to a size where they can fall to the ground. This contrasts with a passive or decaying cloud, which has weak or nonexistent updrafts and is no longer producing precipitation.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/active-cloud/"
}