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ARC SURNUMERAIRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-10-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- supernumerary rainbow
1, record 1, English, supernumerary%20rainbow
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- super-numerary rainbow 2, record 1, English, super%2Dnumerary%20rainbow
correct
- supernumerary bow 3, record 1, English, supernumerary%20bow
correct
- supernumerary 3, record 1, English, supernumerary
correct
- spurious rainbow 4, record 1, English, spurious%20rainbow
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 5, record 1, English, - supernumerary%20rainbow
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 1, English, - supernumerary%20rainbow
Record 1, Key term(s)
- super numerary rainbow
- super-numerary bow
- super numerary bow
- super-numerary
- super numerary
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arc surnuméraire
1, record 1, French, arc%20surnum%C3%A9raire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 1, French, - arc%20surnum%C3%A9raire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arcos iris supernumerarios
1, record 1, Spanish, arcos%20iris%20supernumerarios
masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arcos coloreados (verde, violeta o naranja), estrechos, debidos a la interferencia por difracción, que bordean el arco iris. 1, record 1, Spanish, - arcos%20iris%20supernumerarios
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, Spanish, - arcos%20iris%20supernumerarios
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