/ ˈnɪmbəs; NAmE / noun ( technical )
1.
[ C , usually sing. , U ] a large grey rain cloud
2.
[ C , usually sing. ] a circle of light
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin , literally cloud, aureole .
/ ˈnɪmbəs; NAmE / noun ( technical )
1.
[ C , usually sing. , U ] a large grey rain cloud
2.
[ C , usually sing. ] a circle of light
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin , literally cloud, aureole .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005