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== Etymology == |
== Etymology == |
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''Nimbus'' is a [[Latin]] word meaning ''cloud'' or ''rain storm''. The [[Prefix (linguistics)|prefix]] '''nimbo-''' or the suffix '''-nimbus''' indicates a precipitating cloud; for example, a [[nimbostratus]] cloud is a precipitating [[stratus]] cloud, and a [[cumulonimbus]] cloud is a precipitating [[Cumulus cloud|cumulus]] cloud. |
''Nimbus'' is a [[Latin]] word meaning ''cloud'' or ''rain storm''. The [[Prefix (linguistics)|prefix]] '''nimbo-''' or the suffix '''-nimbus''' indicates a precipitating cloud; for example, a [[nimbostratus]] cloud is a precipitating [[stratus]] cloud, and a [[cumulonimbus]] cloud is a precipitating [[Cumulus cloud|cumulus]] cloud. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 05:13, 13 May 2008
A nimbus cloud is a cloud that produces precipitation. Usually the precipitation reaches the ground as rain, hail or snow, however, that is not a requirement, falling precipitation may evaporate as virga.
Etymology
Nimbus is a Latin word meaning cloud or rain storm. The prefix nimbo- or the suffix -nimbus indicates a precipitating cloud; for example, a nimbostratus cloud is a precipitating stratus cloud, and a cumulonimbus cloud is a precipitating cumulus cloud.
See also
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