rainband

[ reyn-band ]

noun
  1. a dark band in the solar spectrum caused by water vapor in the atmosphere.

Origin of rainband

1
First recorded in 1880–85; rain + band2

Words Nearby rainband

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British Dictionary definitions for rainband

rainband

/ (ˈreɪnˌbænd) /


noun
  1. a dark band in the solar spectrum caused by water in the atmosphere

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