Why are clouds called nimbus?
Why are clouds called nimbus?
user
Nimbus is a word that means a group of clouds, or a cloud bank.  It comes from the Latin, the name of a character from Greek mythology.
assistant
Are there different types of nimbus clouds?
user
Yes.  For example, cirrus, stratus, cumulus and stratocumulus are all nimbus clouds.
assistant
What is the difference between cirrus and cumulus clouds then?
user