nimbus in latin is a rain cloud, a cloud, a cloudburst, a shower
Nimbus
Latin, related to Nebula, nephele, properly vapour, cloud), in art and archeology signifies a shining light implying great dignity. Closely related are the halo, glory, and aureole.
EDIT: Nimbus:
Literally it is a violentl- pouring rain-storm.
The meaning was then transferred to a could that produced such a storm: a dark raincould. From that meaning there stemmed many more: any dark cloud, anything that was shaped like a cloud, a kind headband worn by women (maybe shaped like a cloud), and a vessel for sprinkling perfume (so it poured out perfume like a cloud poured out rain).
nimbus
Nimbus is a Latin word meaning cloud or rain storm. Nimbo is a prefix and nimbus is a suffix. An example would be: Nimbostratus, a precipitating cloud.
Cloud.
Nimbus is Latin for rainstorm, as in Cumulonimbus
A nimbus is a storm cloud mainly causing rain mostley occuring in fall and early spring.
The Latin root "nimbus" means "rainstorm".
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nubilus The above is the Latin for cloudy, overcast. cloud (n.) - nubes, nubis (f.), pl. nubes (clouds)
The word stratus comes from stratum, the word in Latin that means layer. The word cirrus comes from Latin which means hair. Unfortunately, I do not know how cumulus got its name, but I do know how cumulunimbus got its name. The word nimbus or nimbo is often added to the names of clouds that produce rain or snow. Nimbus means cloud in Latin.
The word stratus comes from stratum, the word in Latin that means layer. The word cirrus comes from Latin which means hair. Unfortunately, I do not know how cumulus got its name, but I do know how cumulunimbus got its name. The word nimbus or nimbo is often added to the names of clouds that produce rain or snow. Nimbus means cloud in Latin.
"Nimbo" is a combining form that indicates the presence of rain or precipitation (e.g., nimbostratus). "Nimbus" refers to a luminous cloud or halo that surrounds a supernatural being or a form of radiance encompassing something divine or sacred.