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NIMBUS

'Nimbus' may mean:

Nimbus cloud, Nimbus is a Latin word meaning cloud or rain storm

Halo (optical phenomenon), light or mist around an object

Halo (religious iconography), the disk or ring around the head of a sacred figure

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In science & engineering
In culture
In fiction

In science & engineering



Bristol Siddeley Nimbus a turboshaft engine for helicopters

★ The Nimbus series of sailplanes built by Schempp-Hirth

★ The name of a British Railways Type 55 Deltic Class Co-Co diesel-electric locomotive, numbered D9020 (later 55020)

Nimbus (motorcycle)

Nimbus program, spacecraft used for weather research

Nimbus (cipher), an encryption algorithm

Nimbus (computer), a computer manufactured by Research Machines, based on the Intel 80186 CPU, and with some level of IBM PC compatibility

Nimbus (boat), Swedish boat-manufacturer located in Gothenburg. www.nimbus.se

Nimbus (look and feel), a cross-platform look and feel being developed by Sun Microsystems

Nimbus (toothbrush), an ultra-soft toothbrush, designed by a periodontist

In culture



Nimbus Records, a compact disc company that featured both modern classical recordings and a section called ''Prima Voce'', which was devoted to historical recordings of classical music.

Nimbus Brewing Company, a microbrewery in Tucson, Arizona

Nimbus Broadcasting Corporation, in India

In fiction



★ The Flying Nimbus cloud from the Dragon Ball Series.

Nimbus, a DC Comics character formerly known as the Omega Men member Felicity

Nimbus The name of the spaceship commanded by Zapp Brannigan on the futuristic animated series Futurama

Nimbus, fictional broomsticks from the ''Harry Potter'' series

Mist (comics), another name for The Mist, a DC Comics supervillain

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