"double rainbow" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-double rainbow.ogg Forms: double rainbows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} double rainbow (plural double rainbows)
  1. A rainbow that appears to be doubled because of a visible secondary rainbow (caused by a double reflection of sunlight inside the water droplets) at a greater angle than the primary rainbow. Translations (Translations): 雙虹 /双虹 (shuānghóng) (Chinese Mandarin), duobla ĉielarko (Esperanto), 쌍무지개 (ssangmujigae) (Korean)

Inflected forms

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