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circumhorizontal arcs

circumhorizontal arcs is the plural of circumhorizontal arc.

Meaning of circumhorizontal arc

Noun

circumhorizontal arc (plural circumhorizontal arcs)

  1. An optical phenomenon, a large, brightly spectrum-coloured band running parallel to the horizon, formed by the refraction of sunlight or moonlight in plate-shaped ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere, typically in cirrus or cirrostratus clouds.
    Synonyms:
    fire rainbow

Questions about circumhorizontal arcs

What is circumhorizontal arcs the plural of?
Circumhorizontal arcs is the plural of circumhorizontal arc.

Words near circumhorizontal arcs in the dictionary

  1. circumgyre
  2. circumhemispheric
  3. circumhorizon
  4. circumhorizontal
  5. circumhorizontal arc
  6. circumhorizontal arcs
  7. circumin
  8. circumincession
  9. circumincessions
  10. circumins
  11. circuminsession

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