'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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