double rainbow

English

Double rainbow with Alexander's band visible between the primary and secondary bows

Pronunciation

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Noun

double rainbow (plural double rainbows)

1. A rainbow that appears to be doubled because of a visible secondary rainbow (caused by a double reflection of sunlight inside the water droplets) at a greater angle than the primary rainbow.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雙虹 / 双虹 (shuānghóng)

• Esperanto: duobla ĉielarko
• Korean: 쌍무지개 (ssangmujigae)