moonbow en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmuːnbəʊ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From moon + bow, by analogy with rainbow.
Meanings
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A rainbow formed by moonlight diffracted by water droplets in the air, usually fainter than a daytime rainbow and with fewer distinguishable colours.
Often rainbows by night or moonbows span the lake.
1896, James Wells, Travel-pictures from Palestine, page 94:Among the rarer optical effects associated with the moon are also moonbows or lunar rainbows.
2010, Bernd Brunner, Moon: A Brief History, unnumbered page:When the sun shines over Kentucky's Cumberland Falls, the mist creates a rainbow on most days. If the moon shines brightly enough, it can create a moonbow, too!
2011, Colleen Ryckert Cook, Kentucky: Past and Present, page 9:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| moonbows | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
lunar rainbow (rainbow formed by diffracted moonlight) · white rainbow (rainbow formed by diffracted moonlight)
Translations (26)
es arcoíris lunar (Meteorological phenomenon) · fr arc-en-ciel lunaire (Meteorological phenomenon) · de Mondregenbogen (Meteorological phenomenon) · lb Moundreebou (Meteorological phenomenon) · hy լուսնային ծիածան (Meteorological phenomenon) · sv månregnbåge (Meteorological phenomenon) · ko 달무지개 (Meteorological phenomenon) · ka მთვარის ცისარტყელა (Meteorological phenomenon) · az gecə göyqurşağı (Meteorological phenomenon) · pl tęcza księżycowa (Meteorological phenomenon) · ast arcu iris llunar (Meteorological phenomenon) · et kuuvikerkaar (Meteorological phenomenon) · uk місячна веселка (Meteorological phenomenon) · mi Hinekōrako (Meteorological phenomenon) · it arcobaleno lunare (Meteorological phenomenon) · fi kuusateenkaari (Meteorological phenomenon) · ru лу́нная ра́дуга (Meteorological phenomenon) · es arco lunar (Meteorological phenomenon) · cmn 月虹 (Meteorological phenomenon) · ja 月虹 (Meteorological phenomenon) · bg лунна дъга (Meteorological phenomenon) · eo luna ĉielarko (Meteorological phenomenon) · nb regnbue av måneskinn (Meteorological phenomenon) · eu ilargi ostadar (Meteorological phenomenon) · et kuukaar (Meteorological phenomenon) · nb månebue (Meteorological phenomenon)