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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnimbos
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈnimbos/
"Los nimbos oscuros anunciaban una fuerte tormenta."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A luminous cloud or halo surrounding a supernatural being or saint.
"The ancient painting depicted the angel with a golden nimbus around its head." - 2
A large grey rain cloud, especially one that accumulates in uniform layers.
"A heavy nimbus gathered over the valley, signaling the onset of a long afternoon storm."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coming directly from Latin, where 'nimbus' originally meant a dark rain cloud, storm, or a luminous cloud surrounding a deity. In the 18th century, the term broadened in English to denote a halo or cloud surrounding a person or thing, and later became a standard meteorological term for rain clouds.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nimbus" is said worldwide
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nimbes
Transliteration: /nɛ̃b/
"Le saint était représenté avec un nimbes lumineux."
Nimbus
Transliteration: /ˈnɪmbʊs/
"Die historische Persönlichkeit war von einem Nimbus des Geheimnisvollen umgeben."
nimbus
Transliteration: /ˈnimbus/
"Un denso nimbus copriva il cielo prima del temporale."
nimbos
Transliteration: /ˈnimbos/
"Los nimbos oscuros anunciaban una fuerte tormenta."
nimbus
Transliteration: /ˈnĩbus/
"O artista pintou um nimbus dourado ao redor da cabeça do santo."
प्रभामंडल
Transliteration: prabhamandal
"देवता के चारों ओर एक चमकीला प्रभामंडल दिखाई दे रहा था।"
光环
Transliteration: guānghuán
"圣人头上戴着一层神圣的光环。"
후광
Transliteration: hugwang
"성인의 머리 위에 밝은 후광이 그려져 있었다."
光輪
Transliteration: kourin
"聖者の頭上に輝く光輪が見えた。"
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