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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">An experimental series of meteorological satellites, launched between August 1964 and  October 1978.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">''Nimbus 1'' was the first sun-synchronous, [[three-axis stabilized]] meteorological satellite. Nimbus  satellites became the nation's principal platform for [[remote sensing]] research. Many of the instruments  tested on Nimbus evolved into operational instruments used on other satellites.</div><br/> </div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">Former name for any rain-producing [[cloud]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It is not now recognized in the international [[cloud classification]].</div><br/> </div>
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nimbus

Former name for any rain-producing cloud.

It is not now recognized in the international cloud classification.


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