nimbus 音标拼音: [n'ɪmbəs]
n . 乱云,雨云,光轮
乱云,雨云,光轮
nimbus n 1 :
a dark grey cloud bearing rain [
synonym : {
nimbus }, {
nimbus cloud }, {
rain cloud }]
2 :
an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint [
synonym : {
aura }, {
aureole }, {
halo }, {
nimbus }, {
glory },
{
gloriole }]
Nimbus \
Nim "
bus \,
n .;
pl .
L . {
Nimbi },
E . {
Nimbuses }. [
L .,
a rain storm ,
a rain cloud ,
the cloudshaped which enveloped the gods when they appeared on earth .]
1 . (
Fine Arts )
A circle ,
or disk ,
or any indication of radiant light around the heads of divinities ,
saints ,
and sovereigns ,
upon medals ,
pictures ,
etc .;
a halo .
See {
Aureola },
and {
Glory },
n .,
5 .
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Note : "
The nimbus is of pagan origin ." "
As an attribute of power ,
the nimbus is often seen attached to the heads of evil spirits ." --
Fairholl .
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2 . (
Meteor .)
A rain cloud ;
one of the four principal varieties of clouds .
See {
Cloud }.
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Cloud \
Cloud \ (
kloud ),
n . [
Prob .
fr .
AS .
cl [=
u ]
d a rock or hillock ,
the application arising from the frequent resemblance of clouds to rocks or hillocks in the sky or air .]
1 .
A collection of visible vapor ,
or watery particles ,
suspended in the upper atmosphere .
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I do set my bow in the cloud . --
Gen .
ix .
13 .
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Note :
A classification of clouds according to their chief forms was first proposed by the meteorologist Howard ,
and this is still substantially employed .
The following varieties and subvarieties are recognized :
(
a ) {
Cirrus }.
This is the most elevated of all the forms of clouds ;
is thin ,
long -
drawn ,
sometimes looking like carded wool or hair ,
sometimes like a brush or room ,
sometimes in curl -
like or fleecelike patches .
It is the cat '
s -
tail of the sailor ,
and the mare '
s -
tail of the landsman .
(
b ) {
Cumulus }.
This form appears in large masses of a hemispherical form ,
or nearly so ,
above ,
but flat below ,
one often piled above another ,
forming great clouds ,
common in the summer ,
and presenting the appearance of gigantic mountains crowned with snow .
It often affords rain and thunder gusts .
(
c ) {
Stratus }.
This form appears in layers or bands extending horizontally .
(
d ) {
Nimbus }.
This form is characterized by its uniform gray tint and ragged edges ;
it covers the sky in seasons of continued rain ,
as in easterly storms ,
and is the proper rain cloud .
The name is sometimes used to denote a raining cumulus ,
or cumulostratus .
(
e ) {
Cirro -
cumulus }.
This form consists ,
like the cirrus ,
of thin ,
broken ,
fleecelice clouds ,
but the parts are more or less rounded and regulary grouped .
It is popularly called mackerel sky .
(
f ) {
Cirro -
stratus }.
In this form the patches of cirrus coalesce in long strata ,
between cirrus and stratus .
(
g ) {
Cumulo -
stratus }.
A form between cumulus and stratus ,
often assuming at the horizon a black or bluish tint .
-- {
Fog },
cloud ,
motionless ,
or nearly so ,
lying near or in contact with the earth '
s surface . -- {
Storm scud },
cloud lying quite low ,
without form ,
and driven rapidly with the wind .
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2 .
A mass or volume of smoke ,
or flying dust ,
resembling vapor . "
A thick cloud of incense ." --
Ezek .
viii .
11 .
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3 .
A dark vein or spot on a lighter material ,
as in marble ;
hence ,
a blemish or defect ;
as ,
a cloud upon one '
s reputation ;
a cloud on a title .
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4 .
That which has a dark ,
lowering ,
or threatening aspect ;
that which temporarily overshadows ,
obscures ,
or depresses ;
as ,
a cloud of sorrow ;
a cloud of war ;
a cloud upon the intellect .
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5 .
A great crowd or multitude ;
a vast collection . "
So great a cloud of witnesses ." --
Heb .
xii .
1 .
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6 .
A large ,
loosely -
knitted scarf ,
worn by women about the head .
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{
Cloud on a } (
or the ) {
title } (
Law ),
a defect of title ,
usually superficial and capable of removal by release ,
decision in equity ,
or legislation .
{
To be under a cloud },
to be under suspicion or in disgrace ;
to be in disfavor .
{
In the clouds },
in the realm of facy and imagination ;
beyond reason ;
visionary .
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90 Moby Thesaurus words for "
nimbus ":
Cloudcuckooland ,
alto -
cumulus ,
alto -
stratus ,
anthelion ,
antisun ,
anvil cloud ,
aura ,
aureole ,
banner cloud ,
billowy cloud ,
blaze of glory ,
brilliance ,
brilliancy ,
cap cloud ,
charisma ,
circle ,
cirro -
cumulus ,
cirro -
fillum ,
cirro -
nebula ,
cirro -
stratus ,
cirro -
velum ,
cirrus ,
cirrus cloud ,
cirrus haze ,
cirrus stripe ,
cloud ,
cloud band ,
cloud bank ,
cloud drift ,
cloud mass ,
cloud street ,
cloudland ,
cloudling ,
cloudscape ,
cocktail ,
corona ,
cottony cloud ,
countersun ,
cumulo -
cirro -
stratus ,
cumulo -
cirrus ,
cumulo -
nimbus ,
cumulo -
stratus ,
cumulus ,
cumulus cloud ,
curl cloud ,
envelope ,
fleecy cloud ,
fractocumulus ,
glamour ,
glory ,
halo ,
high fog ,
illustriousness ,
lunar corona ,
lunar halo ,
luster ,
mackerel sky ,
magic ,
mammatocumulus ,
mock moon ,
mock sun ,
moon dog ,
mushroom cloud ,
mystique ,
nimbus cloud ,
numinousness ,
paraselene ,
parhelic circle ,
parhelion ,
radiance ,
rain cloud ,
rainbow ,
resplendence ,
resplendency ,
ring ,
scud ,
snail cloud ,
solar corona ,
solar halo ,
splendor ,
squall cloud ,
storm cloud ,
strato -
cumulus ,
stratus ,
stratus cloud ,
sun dog ,
thundercloud ,
thunderhead ,
water carrier ,
woolpack
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