noun
- plural of moonbow; rainbows produced by moonlight instead of sunlight, appearing as faint, colorless arcs
Usage: meteorological phenomenon
Examples
- The photographer waited all night to capture moonbows over the waterfall.
- Moonbows are much rarer and fainter than regular rainbows.
- You need a full moon and water droplets in the air to see moonbows.
- The park ranger explained that moonbows appear white to the human eye.
- Scientists study moonbows to better understand atmospheric optics.
- Moonbows typically occur on the opposite side of the sky from the moon.