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nimbus

/ˈnɪmbəs/noun

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वर्षा मेघ, काला बादल

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nounnimbi or nimbuses
  1. 1

    [C, usually sing., U] technical

    a large grey rain cloud

    वर्षा मेघ, काला बादल

    • Dark nimbus clouds gathered over the hills.
  2. 2

    [C, usually sing.] literary

    a circle of light around the head of a saint or holy person in a painting

    प्रभामंडल, आभामंडल

    • The painting shows the saint with a golden nimbus.

    Synonyms halo aura

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

halo aura

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General knowledge

Nimbostratus and cumulonimbus are the main rain-bearing clouds.

GK: Nimbostratus और cumulonimbus मुख्य वर्षा लाने वाले बादल हैं।