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shadow band

shadow band noun: a thin, wavy line of alternating light and dark that can be seen moving and undulating in parallel on plain-coloured surfaces immediately before and after a total solar eclipse.

Noun

shadow band (plural shadow bands)

  1. A thin, wavy line of alternating light and dark that can be seen moving and undulating in parallel on plain-coloured surfaces immediately before and after a total solar eclipse.

Forms of shadow band

pluralshadow bands

Questions about shadow band

What does shadow band mean?
Shadow band means a thin, wavy line of alternating light and dark that can be seen moving and undulating in parallel on plain-coloured surfaces immediately before and after a total solar eclipse.
What part of speech is shadow band?
Shadow band is a noun.
What is the plural of shadow band?
The plural of shadow band is shadow bands.

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