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rainband

rainband noun: a dark band in the yellow portion of the solar spectrum near the sodium line, caused by the presence of water vapour in the atmosphere, and hence sometimes used in weather predictions.

Noun

rainband (plural rainbands)

  1. A dark band in the yellow portion of the solar spectrum near the sodium line, caused by the presence of water vapour in the atmosphere, and hence sometimes used in weather predictions.
  2. An elongated cloud and precipitation structure associated with an area of rainfall.
    1. The spiralling bands of cloud and precipitation that make up the bulk of most tropical cyclones.

Forms of rainband

pluralrainbands

Origin of rainband

From rain + band.

Questions about rainband

What does rainband mean?
Rainband means a dark band in the yellow portion of the solar spectrum near the sodium line, caused by the presence of water vapour in the atmosphere, and hence sometimes used in weather predictions.
What part of speech is rainband?
Rainband is a noun.
What is the plural of rainband?
The plural of rainband is rainbands.

Words near rainband in the dictionary

  1. rain-tree
  2. rain-trees
  3. rain-wrapped
  4. Raina
  5. Rainas
  6. rainband
  7. rainbands
  8. Rainbarngo
  9. rainbarrel
  10. rainbarrels
  11. rainberries

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