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SUPER-NUMERARY RAINBOW [1 record]

Record 1 2004-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

Narrow, coloured arc (green, violet or orange) due to diffraction interference, infrequently observed bordering a rainbow, inside the primary rainbow and rarely outside the secondary rainbow.

CONT

Actually, your picture does show a couple of supernumerary bows ... Just inside the primary rainbow there are a couple of fainter colored arcs ... Those little embellishments inside the primary bow are the supernumeraries.

Key term(s)
  • super numerary rainbow
  • super-numerary bow
  • super numerary bow
  • super-numerary
  • super numerary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Arc étroit et coloré (vert, violet ou orangé) dû à l'interférence par diffraction, peu souvent observé sur les bords d'un arc-en-ciel, à l'intérieur de l'arc-en-ciel principal ou, plus rarement, à l'extérieur de l'arc-en-ciel secondaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
DEF

Arcos coloreados (verde, violeta o naranja), estrechos, debidos a la interferencia por difracción, que bordean el arco iris.

OBS

Cuando se observan, lo que es poco frecuente, están en la parte interior del arco iris primario y en la parte exterior del arco iris secundario.

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