English-Thai Dictionary

nimbus

N วง แหวน เรืองแสง รอบ ศีรษะ ของ นักบุญ หรือ ผู้ ที่ มี ความ ศักดิ์สิทธิ์  ทรงกลด  รัศมี  aura glory halo wong-wang-ruang-sang-kong-se-sa-ma-nud

 

nimbus

N เมฆฝน  meak-fon

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

NIMBUS

Nim "bus, n.; pl. L. Nimbi, E. Nimbuses. Etym: [L., a rain storm, a rain cloud, the cloudshaped which enveloped the gods when they appeared on earth. ]

 

1. (Fine Arts )

 

Defn: 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.

 

Note: "The nimbus is of pagan origin. " "As an atribute of power, the nimbus is often seen attached to the heads of evil spirits. " Fairholl.

 

2. (Meteor. )

 

Defn: A rain cloud; one of the four principal varieties of clouds. See Cloud.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

nimbus

nim bus |ˈnimbəs ˈnɪmbəs | ▶noun ( pl. nimbi |-ˌbī | or nimbuses ) 1 a luminous cloud or a halo surrounding a supernatural being or a saint. • a light, color, etc. , that surrounds someone or something. 2 a large gray rain cloud: [ as modifier ] : nimbus clouds. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘cloud, aureole. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

nimbus

nimbus |ˈnɪmbəs | ▶noun ( pl. nimbi |-bʌɪ | or nimbuses ) 1 a luminous cloud or a halo surrounding a supernatural being or a saint. • a light, colour, etc. , that surrounds someone or something. 2 a large grey rain cloud. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘cloud, aureole ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Nimbus

Nim bus Substantiv, maskulin , der |N i mbus |der Nimbus; Genitiv: des Nimbus, Plural: die Nimbusse mittellateinisch nimbus = Heiligenschein, Strahlenglanz < lateinisch nimbus = Regenwolke; Nebelhülle, die die Götter umgibt 1 ohne Plural bildungssprachlich besonderes Ansehen, glanzvoller Ruhm sein Nimbus als großer Dichter 2 besonders bildende Kunst Heiligenschein, Gloriole

 

French Dictionary

nimbus

nimbus n. m. nom masculin Nuage gris et pluvieux. : De nombreux nimbus. Prononciation Le s se prononce, [nɛ̃bys ]; le nom rime avec cactus Note Orthographique ni m bus.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

nimbus

nim bus /nɪ́mbəs /名詞 複 ～es, -bi /-baɪ /1 C (神や女神の周囲に漂う )光雲 ; (これを絵画 彫刻に表現した )後光, 光輪 (halo ).2 C (人物 建物などの持つ )香り, 気韻, 雰囲気 .3 U C 〘気象 〙雨雲 .