Most cars and trucks on the road today use a serpentine belt to transfer power from the engineâs crankshaft rotation to the multiple accessories that are bolted to the vehicleâs engine, such as the alternator, power steering pump, radiator cooling fan, and A/C compressor, among others.
What does nimbo and nimbus mean? Nimbus is a Latin word meaning cloud or rain storm. The prefix nimbo- or the suffix -nimbus indicates a precipitating cloud; for example, a nimbostratus cloud is a precipitati â¦ ng stratus cloud, and a cumulonimbus cloud is a precipitating cumulus cloud.
Named after Niobe, a character in Greek mythology, who was the daughter of Tantalus, because of the similarity of niobium to tantalum; also known as columbium (Cb) by metallurgists [see page on Discoverers of the Elements ].