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.
NIMBY (ËnÉªmbÉª) n acronym for not in my back yard: a person who objects to the occurrence of something if it will affect him or her or take place in his or her locality. NIMBY or Nimâ¢by (usu. ËnÉªm bi) not in my backyard (used to refer to persons or groups that oppose the introduction into their neighborhood of an institution they consider objectionable, as a prison or psychiatric clinic). [1980â85] Nimâ²byâ¢ism, n. nimby