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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Nimbuses (0.01296 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Nimbuses.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: nimbus nimbus n 1: a dark gray cloud bearing rain [syn: nimbus cloud, rain cloud ] 2: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint [syn: aura, aureole, halo, glory, gloriole] [also: nimbi (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Nimbuses 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Meteor.) A rain cloud; one of the four principal varieties of clouds. See Cloud. [1913 Webster]

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