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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024nim•bus /ˈnɪmbəs/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -bi /-baɪ/USA pronunciation -bus•es. - halo (def. 1).
- Meteorologya dense rain cloud.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nim•bus (nim′bəs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bi (-bī),USA pronunciation -bus•es. - Mythology[Class. Myth.]a shining cloud sometimes surrounding a deity when on earth.
- a cloud, aura, atmosphere, etc., surrounding a person or thing:The candidate was encompassed with a nimbus of fame.
- halo (def. 1).
- Meteorologythe type of dense clouds or cloud mass with ragged edges, that yields rain or snow;
a rain cloud. - Aerospace(cap.) [U.S. Aerospace.]one of a series of polar-orbiting meteorological and environmental research satellites, the last of which Nimbus 7, launched 1978, was the first satellite designed to monitor atmospheric pollutants.
- Latin: a rainstorm, rain cloud, thundercloud, cloud; akin to Latin nebula and Greek nephélē, néphos cloud
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