Nimbus
Encyclopedia
General meanings
- Nimbus cloudNimbus cloudA nimbus cloud is a cloud that produces precipitation. Usually the precipitation reaches the ground as rain, hail, snow, or sleet. Falling precipitation may evaporate as virga. Nimbus is a Latin word meaning in cloud or rain storm...
, a cloud that produces precipitation - Halo (optical phenomenon)Halo (optical phenomenon)A halo from Greek ἅλως; also known as a nimbus, icebow or gloriole) is an optical phenomenon produced by ice crystals creating colored or white arcs and spots in the sky. Many are near the sun or moon but others are elsewhere and even in the opposite part of the sky...
, light or mist from an object - Halo (religious iconography)Halo (religious iconography)A halo is a ring of light that surrounds a person in art. They have been used in the iconography of many religions to indicate holy or sacred figures, and have at various periods also been used in images of rulers or heroes...
, the disk or ring around the head of a sacred figure
Specific meanings
- Nimbus (game), A video game
- Nimbus satellitesNimbus programThe Nimbus satellites were second-generation U.S. robotic spacecraft used for meteorological research and development. The spacecraft were designed to serve as stabilized, Earth-oriented platforms for the testing of advanced systems to sense and collect atmospheric science data...
used for meteorological research - Nimbus IINimbus IINimbus was a French Thoroughbred racehorse whose damsire was the 1899 British Triple Crown Champion, Flying Fox. Nimbus was owned and raced by leading French horseman Alexandre Aumont of Haras de Victot in Victot-Pontfol, Calvados....
, a French thoroughbred racehorse foaled in 1910 - Nimbus VNimbus VNimbus was a British Thoroughbred racehorse.-Background:One of several horses named Nimbus, he is designated as Nimbus "V" in accordance with his birth year. He was bred by William Hill who would go on to win the St. Leger Stakes in 1959 with Cantelo...
, a British thoroughbred racehorse foaled in 1946, and winner of the 1949 Epsom Derby - Nimbus PublishingNimbus publishingNimbus Publishing is a Canadian publishing company, founded in 1978, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The company specializes in subjects relevant to the Atlantic Provinces...
, a Canadian publishing company based in Halifax, NS - Nimbus RecordsNimbus RecordsNimbus Records is a British record company specializing in classical music recordings.Nimbus was founded in 1972 by the late bass singer Numa Labinsky and the brothers Michael and Gerald Reynolds and has traditionally been based at the Wyastone Leys mansion site, near Monmouth and the English/Welsh...
, a British record company specialising in classical music recordings - Nimbus (literary magazine)Nimbus (literary magazine)Nimbus, "A Magazine of Literature, the Arts, and New Ideas", was a literary magazine co-founded in London in 1951 by Martin Green and Tristram Hull.- History :...
, A magazine of Literature, Arts & Ideas. London (1951–58). - Nimbus (technical festival)Nimbus (technical festival)Nimbus is an annual technical festival which takes place in Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India. Organised by the students of the National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, the festival comprises a variety of events aiming at honing the technical and managerial skills of individuals. The logo of...
, an Indian student technical festival
- Nimbus III a pressure relieving mattress commonly used in hospitals. Used in prevention of ulcers
Vehicles
- Nimbus (motorcycle)Nimbus (motorcycle)The Nimbus was a Danish motorcycle produced from 1919 to 1960 by Fisker and Nielsen of Copenhagen, Denmark, also manufacturers of "Nilfisk" brand vacuum cleaners . Two basic models were produced, both with a 750 cc four-cylinder engine.-History:In partnership with H.M...
, a Danish produced motorcycle, manufactured in two periods 1919-1924 and 1932-1954 - Albion NimbusAlbion NimbusThe Albion Nimbus was an underfloor-engined, ultra-lightweight midibus or coach chassis, with a four-cylinder horizontal diesel engine and a gross vehicle weight of six tons. It was happiest on light rural bus duties and private hires. Operators who used it on heavy-duty bus routes found it...
- Mitsubishi Nimbus one name for the Mitsubishi ChariotMitsubishi ChariotThe Mitsubishi Chariot, is a five door, five/seven seat compact MPV produced by Mitsubishi Motors of Japan from 1983 to 2003. It was based on the SSW concept car first exhibited at the 23rd Tokyo Motor Show in 1979, and named for the battle chariots used during the times of the ancient Greek and...
- Schempp-Hirth NimbusSchempp-Hirth Nimbus|- References :*Moffat G, Winning on the Wind, Soaring Press, 1974*Thomas F, Fundamentals of Sailplane Design, College Park Press, 1999*Simons M, Segelflugzeuge 1965-2000, Eqip, 2004...
, a family of high-performance, open-class sailplanes. - Nimbus (Unicycles), Unicycle Brand
Computing
- Nimbus, a web platform for photographers created by Pictage and ShootQ
- Nimbus, a popular cross platform GUI skin of JavaJava (programming language)Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities...
applications - Nimbus (cipher)Nimbus (cipher)In cryptography, Nimbus is a block cipher invented by Alexis Machado in 2000. It was submitted to the NESSIE project, but was not selected.The algorithm uses a 128-bit key. It operates on blocks of 64 bits and consists of 5 rounds of...
, an encryption algorithm - Nimbus SansNimbus Sans-Nimbus Sans:It is a version using URW++ font source. The family supports Western Europe, East Europe, Turkish, Baltic, Romanian languages.Some of the fonts have history predating Helvetica's first release...
, a sans-serif typeface created by URW++, based on Helvetica - RM Nimbus, a computer produced by RM plcRM plcRM plc is a British company specialising in providing products and services to schools, colleges, universities and government education departments & agencies...
- Nimbus (cloud computing)Nimbus (cloud computing)Nimbus is an open-source toolkit that, once installed on a cluster, provides an infrastructure as a Service cloud to its client via WSRF-based or Amazon EC2 WSDL web service APIs....
, an Infrastructure as a service software toolkit
Fiction
- Nimbus, the cloud ridden by Goku in the Dragon Ball series
- Nimbus, a member of the Omega Men extraterrestrial superheroes team, from DC Comics
- Nimbus, several types of broomsticks in Harry Potter
- Nimbus, the spaceship commanded by Zapp Brannigan in the animated series Futurama
- Nimbus, a type of airburst cruise missile in Ace Combat 6
- Nimbus III, a planet featured in Star Trek V: The Final FrontierStar Trek V: The Final FrontierStar Trek V: The Final Frontier is a 1989 American science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures. It is the fifth feature in the franchise and the penultimate to star the cast of the original Star Trek science fiction television series...
- Nimbus Land, an area of the map in "Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven StarsSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven StarsSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, often shortened and officially known in Japan as , is an action role-playing game developed by Square and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System . It was originally released on March 9, 1996 in Japan and on May 13,...
" - "Nimbus LittlingNimbus Littling- Appearance :Nimbus Littling is a 2-inch tall Littling tween who fell to Earth when she was just a baby. She has long, brown hair and purple eyes. She wears a semi-transparent, starry hairband and clothing resembling rose pedals. Nimbus has fairy-like pointy ears and is oftentimes barefooted.-...
", a 2-inch tall Littling tween who can create clouds by exhaling. - Nimbus 2000, Harry Potter