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nimbi

nimbi is the plural of nimbus.

Meaning of nimbus

Noun

nimbus (plural nimbi or nimbuses)

  1. A circle of light; a halo.
  2. A grey rain cloud.
    • [pages 99–100] Cumulo-cirro-stratus vel Nimbus. […] The rain cloud. A cloud or system of clouds from which rain is falling. It is a horizontal sheet, above which the cirrus spreads, while the cumulus enters it laterally and from beneath. […] [page 107] The nimbus, although in itself one of the...1803 July, Luke Howard, “XVIII. On the Modifications of Clouds, and on the Principles of Their Production, Suspension, and Destruction; being the Substance of an Essay Read before the Askesian...

Forms of nimbi

alternative formnimbuses

Questions about nimbi

What is nimbi the plural of?
Nimbi is the plural of nimbus.

Words near nimbi in the dictionary

  1. nimbecile
  2. nimbeciles
  3. nimbed
  4. nimber
  5. nimbers
  6. nimbi
  7. nimbidin
  8. nimbidol
  9. nimbies
  10. nimbiferous
  11. nimbification

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