ALL meanings of nimbus
nim·bus
N n - noun nimbus A luminous cloud or a halo surrounding a supernatural being or a saint. 1
- noun nimbus raincloud 1
- noun nimbus aura 1
- noun plural nimbus Classical Mythology. a shining cloud sometimes surrounding a deity when on earth. 1
- noun plural nimbus a cloud, aura, atmosphere, etc., surrounding a person or thing: The candidate was encompassed with a nimbus of fame. 1
- noun plural nimbus halo (def 1). 1
- noun plural nimbus the type of dense clouds or cloud mass with ragged edges, that yields rain or snow; a rain cloud. 1
- noun plural nimbus (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. 1
- singular noun nimbus A nimbus is a large grey cloud that brings rain or snow. 0
- noun nimbus a dark grey rain-bearing cloud 0
- noun nimbus (in combination) 0
- noun nimbus an emanation of light surrounding a saint or deity 0
- noun nimbus a representation of this emanation 0
- noun nimbus a surrounding aura or atmosphere 0
- noun nimbus a bright cloud surrounding gods or goddesses appearing on earth 0
- noun nimbus an aura of splendor about any person or thing 0
- noun nimbus a halo or bright disk surrounding the head of a divinity, saint, or sovereign on pictures, medals, etc. 0
- noun nimbus any rain-producing cloud 0