Noun
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.
A rain cloud; one of the four principal varieties of clouds. See Cloud.
Source: Webster's dictionaryHarry receives a Nimbus 2000 during his first year so that he can play for Gryffindor; Lucius Malfoy buys a full set of the more advanced Nimbus 2001s for the Slytherin team as a bribe so they would choose his son Draco as Seeker the following year. Source: Internet
Hist. Rom. p154., for the appearance of the nimbus around the sleeping Servius in adulthood, while as his wife is dying. Source: Internet
The company has a total of 21 vehicles in its bus fleet, 18 of which are the Dennis Dart low-floor midibus with Caetano Nimbus bodies and featuring 28 seats and 3 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter minibuses with Unvi bodies and catering for 15 seated passengers. Source: Internet
Israeli drug developer Galmed Pharmaceuticals Ltd.) saw its share price jumped 47% on Nasdaq yesterday after rinal company Nimbus was acquired by Gilead Biotech for $78 million. Source: Internet
Nimbus says these tools allow its researchers to zero in on a shorter list of promising drug candidates than traditional methods, so that they can make fewer molecules in the lab for further testing, and home in on their top candidate faster. Source: Internet
This period witnessed the establishment and rise of groups such as Nimbus, IME, Prabhu, Bhat-Bhateni and Muktishree. Source: Internet