Look up: nimbus

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   Nimbus
   acronym: NASA Meteorological Satellites (1 through 7)
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   Nimbus
   acronym: Satellite Series to Meet the Needs of Atmospheric and Earth Scientists
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   Nimbus
   A nimbus is a bright cloud or halo added to pictures of saints etc. implying deity.
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   nimbus
   [n] - a dark gray cloud bearing rain
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   nimbus
   the suffix or prefix used to describe cloud types that are associated with rain Category: The cosmos
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   Nimbus
   Nim'bus noun ; plural Latin Nimbi , English Nimbuses . [ Latin , a rain storm, a rain cloud, the cloudshaped which enveloped the gods when they appeared on earth.] 1. (Fine Arts) A circle, or disk, or any indication of radiant light around the heads of divinities, saints, and sovereigns, upon medals, pictures, etc.; a halo. See Aureola , and Glory , ...
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   nimbus
   Origin: L, a rain storm, a rain cloud, the cloudshaped which enveloped the gods when they appeared on earth. ... 1. A circle, or disk, or any indication of radiant light around the heads of divinities, saints, and sovereigns, upon medals, pictures, etc.; a halo. See Aureola, and Glory. ... 'The nimbus is of pagan origin.' 'As an atribute of power, th ...
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   nimbus
   nimbus cloud noun a dark grey cloud bearing rain
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   Nimbus
   `Nimbus` may mean: * Nimbus cloud, Nimbus is a Latin word meaning cloud or rain storm * Halo (optical phenomenon), light or mist around an object * Halo (religious iconography), the disk or ring around the head of a sacred figure
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    Nimbus
    • (n.) A circle, or disk, or any indication of radiant light around the heads of divinities, saints, and sovereigns, upon medals, pictures, etc.; a halo. See Aureola, and Glory, n., 5. • (n.) A rain cloud; one of the four principal varieties of clouds. See Cloud. • (n.) A rain cloud; one of the four principal varieties of clouds. See...
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    Nimbus
    Nimbus is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `Ra In Cloud` Where is it used? The name Nimbus is mainly used In English. The name Nimbus doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Nimbus seems to be unique!
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    nimbus
    
    1. a dark gray cloud bearing rain
    2. an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
    
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    Nimbus
    The Latin word for 'rain' used to describe a cloud or group of clouds from which rain is falling, e.g., nimbostratus.
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    Nimbus
    Nimbus 1 A series of seven NASA weather satellites, launched between August 1964 and October 1978 into polar orbits, which photographed cloud cover and monitored air pollution. It followed the first generation of US meteorological satellites known as TIROS. Nimbus helped develop the technology ...
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    nimbus
    nimbus (nim'bus) , in art, the luminous disk or circle or other indication of light around the head of a sacred personage. It was used in Buddhist and other Asian art and by the early Greeks and Romans to designate gods and heroes and appeared in Christian art in the 5th cent. Although usually a...
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    nimbus
    nimbus, in meteorology, low, dark, formless cloud covering the entire sky, from which rain or snow is steadily falling. The term is usually applied to any cloud from which rain descends. Modifications are cumulonimbus, fractonimbus (ragged, broken nimbus), and nimbostratus.
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