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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

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