Nimbus — Defs

01 n. A circle, or disk, or any indication of radiant light around the heads of divinities, saints, and sovereigns, upon medals, pictures, etc.; …

pl. Nimbi, Nimbuses ((#))

1.
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.(Fine Arts) See: Aureola, Glory
2.
A rain cloud; one of the four principal varieties of clouds. See Cloud.(Meteor.) See: Cloud