WEATHER CLOUDS
2007-09-15 12:24:00 · 4 answers · asked by ANDREA M 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Nimbus is thought to come from a corruption of the Latin "nebula" or Greek "nephos", which simply means "cloud".
And it's simply any cloud, usually large and dark grey, that produces precipitation.
2007-09-15 15:34:17 · answer #1 · answered by Weatherman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It comes from the Greek and Latin terms for cloud. In the English language, the term nimbus means a rain or precipitation producing cloud. It is usually combined with prefix words like strato or cumulo to better describe the rain producing cloud.
2007-09-15 12:40:08 · answer #2 · answered by Water 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nimbus typically means "rain maker" like in Cumulonimbus or Nimbostratus. We really don't classify a cloud as a nimbus cloud anymore, but attach that word, or a form of it) to other cloud types to depict a specific type of cloud.
2007-09-15 12:42:50 · answer #3 · answered by cyswxman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Latin,Nimbus means rain cloud.This word will usually be associated either with stratiform cloud(example-Nimbostratus) or cumuliform cloud(example-cumulonimbus).
2007-09-16 05:59:26 · answer #4 · answered by Arasan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12. GLORY Translation of the Latin " gloria". Gloria is a female Roman deity. Webster's New International Dictionary - "glory is the general term of the aureole and the nimbus." a. Aureole is the halo or ring around the sun. b. Nimbus is the sun disc. The proper terminology to be used is praise.
2007-09-15 12:31:38 · answer #5 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the brand name of Harry Potter's broomstick.
2007-09-15 12:26:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The type of dense clouds or cloud mass with ragged edges, that yields rain or snow; a rain cloud.
~Taken from dictionary.com
2007-09-15 12:27:42 · answer #7 · answered by chnctkr/♥brkr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A large rain cloud...
2007-09-15 12:31:29 · answer #8 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means Rain Clouds (no more simpler, no more complex).
2007-09-15 14:20:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋