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Nimbus vs Pannus - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between nimbus and pannus

is that nimbus is a circle of light; a halo while pannus is a hanging flap of skin or other tissue, especially one covering the cornea (in trachoma) or cartilage (in rheumatoid arthritis.

nimbus

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A circle of light; a halo.
  • A gray rain cloud.

    • Usage notes

    * (circle of light) In heraldry and art, a nimbus may be considered distinct from a halo. The term halo can refer to an open ring of light or of gold behind the head of a saint, while nimbus refers to a solid disk of light or gold.

    Synonyms

    * (circle of light) halo

    Related terms

    * nimbed

    See also

    * halo ----

    pannus

    English

    (wikipedia pannus)

    Noun

    (panni)
  • a hanging flap of skin or other tissue, especially one covering the cornea (in trachoma) or cartilage (in rheumatoid arthritis)
  • (meteorology) a type of accessory cloud, looking like shreds either attached to, or separated from, the main cloud formation. Mainly associated with nimbostratus, cumulus, and cumulonimbus.

    • Synonyms

    * (cloud) scud

    Anagrams

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