n. (pl. nimbi or nimbuses) 1 a a bright cloud or halo investing a deity or person or thing. b the halo of a saint etc. 2 Meteorol. a rain-cloud. nimbused adj.
[ L, = cloud, aureole ]
n. (pl. nimbi or nimbuses) 1 a a bright cloud or halo investing a deity or person or thing. b the halo of a saint etc. 2 Meteorol. a rain-cloud. nimbused adj.
[ L, = cloud, aureole ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012