"rainband" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: rainbands [plural]
Etymology: rain + band Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rain|band}} rain + band Head templates: {{en-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.
    Sense id: en-rainband-en-noun-hXSBuNNC
  2. (meteorology) An elongated cloud and precipitation structure associated with an area of rainfall. Categories (topical): Meteorology
    Sense id: en-rainband-en-noun-KNg~BU9D Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
  3. (meteorology) An elongated cloud and precipitation structure associated with an area of rainfall.
    The spiralling bands of cloud and precipitation that make up the bulk of most tropical cyclones.
    Categories (topical): Meteorology
    Sense id: en-rainband-en-noun-IeMuxH0Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 18 47 Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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