Nimbus

Japanese: nimbus
Nimbus

...The TIROS-N series was launched in 1978, and the name of the NOAA series was continued from the second satellite (1979). Another series is the NIMBUS (rain cloud) series, which was launched from the first satellite (1964) to the seventh satellite (1978) for new instrument experiments. There is also the military meteorological satellite DMSP (short for Defense Meteorological Satellite Program) as a medium altitude meteorological satellite. ...

From [Halo]

...In addition, the lotus motif, the precious flower motif, the tower, the jewel, the wheel, the three-pronged prong, the karma, the flying celestial being, the Karyobinga, the kebutsu, the kebosatsu, the seed, the mirror, and other motifs were added as modifications to the halo, and the halo changed further depending on the Buddha status wearing it. [Mitsumori Masashi]
[Halos in Christian Art]
In European languages, it is called nimbus (Latin), Heiligenschein (German), and glory (English). In Christian iconography, a halo is a ring or disk, often painted gold, that surrounds the head of a god, divine person, or saint as a reflection of heavenly glory.

From [Weather Satellite]

...The TIROS-N series was launched in 1978, and the name of the NOAA series was continued from the second satellite (1979). Another series is the NIMBUS (rain cloud) series, which was launched from the first satellite (1964) to the seventh satellite (1978) for new instrument experiments. There is also the military meteorological satellite DMSP (short for Defense Meteorological Satellite Program) as a medium altitude meteorological satellite. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "nimbus" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…TIROS‐Nシリーズは,1978年より打ち上げられ,2番目の衛星(1979)からNOAAシリーズの名前を継続した。このほかの系列にNIMBUS(ニンバス)(雨雲)シリーズがあり,新測器実験用に1号(1964)から7号(1978)まで打ち上げられた。このほかに中高度気象衛星として軍用気象衛星DMSP(defence meteorological satellite programの略)もある。…

【光背】より

…また,光背の文様として蓮華文,宝相華文,塔,宝珠,輪宝,三鈷(さんこ),羯磨,飛天,迦陵頻伽(かりようびんが),化仏(けぶつ),化菩薩,種子,鏡などが修飾的に付加されることとなり,光背はそれを負う仏格によりさらに変化が生まれた。【光森 正士】
[キリスト教美術の光背]
 ヨーロッパ諸語では,ニンブスnimbus(ラテン語),ハイリゲンシャインHeiligenschein(ドイツ語),グローリーglory(英語)などという。光背は,キリスト教図像では聖性の表徴として,天上の光栄の反映のごとく神,神的人格,または聖人の頭部を囲む円輪形または円盤形で,多くの場合,黄金色でいろどられる。…

【気象衛星】より

…TIROS‐Nシリーズは,1978年より打ち上げられ,2番目の衛星(1979)からNOAAシリーズの名前を継続した。このほかの系列にNIMBUS(ニンバス)(雨雲)シリーズがあり,新測器実験用に1号(1964)から7号(1978)まで打ち上げられた。このほかに中高度気象衛星として軍用気象衛星DMSP(defence meteorological satellite programの略)もある。…

※「nimbus」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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