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• nim|bus — «NIHM buhs», noun, plural bus|es, bi « by». 1. a light disk or other radiance about the head of a divine or sacred person in a picture; halo: »One…knows…a saint by his nimbus (John Ruskin). 2. a bright cloud surrounding a god, person, or th …   Useful english dictionary

• cu|mu|lo|nim|bus — cu|mu|lo nim|bus or cu|mu|lo|nim|bus «KYOO myuh loh NIHM buhs», noun, plural bus|es, bi « by». a massive, vertical, cloud formation with peaks that sometimes resemble high mountains and sometimes spread out to resemble anvils, occurring at… …   Useful english dictionary

• cu|mu|lo-nim|bus — or cu|mu|lo|nim|bus «KYOO myuh loh NIHM buhs», noun, plural bus|es, bi « by». a massive, vertical, cloud formation with peaks that sometimes resemble high mountains and sometimes spread out to resemble anvils, occurring at heights of between 1600 …   Useful english dictionary

• nim — ar·nim·ite; equa·nim·i·ty; eth·a·nim; ko·nim·e·ter; lim·nim·e·ter; lon·ga·nim·i·ty; mag·na·nim·i·ty; mo·nim·ia; mo·nim·i·a·ce·ae; mo·nim·o·lite; ne·thi·nim; nim·bly; nim·bo·ran; nim·bose; nim·bo·stratus; nim·bus; nim·bused; nim·i·ous; nim·mer;… …   English syllables

• bus — al·bus; am·bus·ca·do; ar·bus·cle; ar·bus·cu·lar; ar·bus·cule; ar·bus·tum; au·to·bus; bar·bus; bom·bus; bul·bus; bus·boy; bus·by; bus; bus·kin; bus·kined; bus·man; bus·sock; bus·su; bus·tard; bus·tee; bus·tic; bus·tled; bus·tler; bus·to;… …   English syllables

• nimbus — nim·bus …   English syllables

• nimbus — nim•bus [[t]ˈnɪm bəs[/t]] n. pl. bi( bī), bus•es. 1) myt (in classical myth) a cloud that sometimes surrounds a deity appearing on earth 2) a cloud, aura, atmosphere, etc., surrounding a person or thing 3) halo 1) 4) mer the type of dense cloud… …   From formal English to slang

• nimbus — nim|bus Mot Pla Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

• nimbus — nim|bus [ˈnımbəs] n plural nimbuses or nimbi [ baı] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: rainstorm, cloud ] 1.) [U and C] technical a dark cloud that may bring rain or snow 2.) a ↑ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Nimbus — Nim|bus der; , se <aus gleichbed. mlat. nimbus, dies aus lat. nimbus »Sturzregen; Regenwolke; Nebelhülle, die die Götter umgibt«>: 1. Heiligenschein, bes. bei Darstellungen Gottes od. Heiliger; Gloriole. 2. besonderes Ansehen, glanzvoller… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch