A nimbus cloud is a cloud that produces precipitation. Usually the precipitation reaches the ground as rain, hail, snow, or sleet. Falling precipitation may evaporate as virga. Nimbus is a Latin word meaning in 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.
[edit] Further reading
- Smith, Alastair & Clarke, Philip (2001) Spotter's Guide to Weather. London: Usborne
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Cloud genera and selected species, supplementary features, and other airborne hydrometeors
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Polar stratospheric cirriform type: Nacreous
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