supernumerary rainbow

noun

One of the faintly colored bands sometimes seen bordering the violet edge of a rainbow, i.e. inside the primary bow or, much more rarely, outside the secondary.

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Meanings

nounsupernumerary rainbow (plural supernumerary rainbows)

plural supernumerary rainbows

  1. One of the faintly colored bands sometimes seen bordering the violet edge of a rainbow, i.e. inside the primary bow or, much more rarely, outside the secondary.
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