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Definitions for Nimbus

[1] Classical Mythology . a shining cloud sometimes surrounding a deity when on earth.
[2] a cloud, aura, atmosphere, etc., surrounding a person or thing: The candidate was encompassed with a nimbus of fame.
[3] halo(def 1) .
[4] the type of dense clouds or cloud mass with ragged edges, that yields rain or snow; a rain cloud.
[5] (initial capital letter ) 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.
[6] a dark grey rain-bearing cloud (in combination ) cumulonimbus clouds
[7] an emanation of light surrounding a saint or deity a representation of this emanation
[8] a surrounding aura or atmosphere

Words related to Nimbus

atmosphere, glory, aura, aureole, vapor, halo, aureola

Words nearby Nimbus

nim tree, nimble, nimblewit, nimbo-, nimbostratus, nimbus, nimbus clouds, nimby, nimbyism, nimeiry, nimh

Origin of Nimbus

1610–20; < Latin: a rainstorm, rain cloud, thundercloud, cloud; akin to Latin nebula and Greek nephélē, néphos cloud

Other words from Nimbus

nim·bused , adjective

Word origin for Nimbus

C17: from Latin: cloud, radiance

Synonyms for Nimbus

atmosphere, aura, aureole, glory, halo, vapor, aureola