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A '''nimbus cloud''' is a [[precipitation (meteorology)|precipituous]] [[cloud]]. ''Nimbus'' is a [[Latin]] word meaning ''cloud'' or ''rain storm''. The [[prefix]] '''nimbo-''' or the suffix '''-nimbus''' indicates a precipituous cloud; for example, a [[nimbostratus]] cloud is a precipituous [[stratus]] cloud, and a [[cumulonimbus]] cloud is a precipitous [[cumulus]] cloud.

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