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sunbow

/ˈsʌnbəʊ/

sunbow noun: a bow or arc of prismatic colors like a rainbow, caused by refraction through a spray of water from a cataract, waterfall, fountain, etc., rather than through droplets of rain.

Noun

sunbow (plural sunbows)

  1. A bow or arc of prismatic colors like a rainbow, caused by refraction through a spray of water from a cataract, waterfall, fountain, etc., rather than through droplets of rain.

sunbow meaning in Tamil

sunbow in Tamil

பரிதி வில்

Forms of sunbow

pluralsunbows

Origin of sunbow

From sun + bow. Compare rainbow.

Questions about sunbow

What does sunbow mean?
Sunbow means a bow or arc of prismatic colors like a rainbow, caused by refraction through a spray of water from a cataract, waterfall, fountain, etc., rather than through droplets of rain.
What is sunbow in Tamil?
Sunbow in Tamil is பரிதி வில். See Sunbow meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sunbow?
Sunbow is a noun.
How do you pronounce sunbow?
Sunbow is pronounced /ˈsʌnbəʊ/.
What is the plural of sunbow?
The plural of sunbow is sunbows.

Words near sunbow in the dictionary

  1. sunblotch
  2. sunblush
  3. sunbonnet
  4. sunbonneted
  5. sunbonnets
  6. sunbow
  7. sunbows
  8. sunbreak
  9. sunbreaks
  10. sunbrella
  11. sunbrellas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sunbow (page history and authors); sunbow (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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