RAINBOWS
Noun
Rainbows
plural of Rainbow
Noun
rainbows
plural of rainbow
Verb
rainbows
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rainbow
Source: Wiktionary
RAINBOW
Rain"bow`, n. Etym: [AS. regenboga, akin to G. regenbogen. See Rain,
and Bow anything bent,]
Definition: A bow or arch exhibiting, in concentric bands, the several
colors of the spectrum, and formed in the part of the hemisphere
opposite to the sun by the refraction and reflection of the sun's
rays in drops of falling rain.
Note: Besides the ordinary bow, called also primary rainbow, which is
formed by two refractions and one reflection, there is also another
often seen exterior to it, called the secondary rainbow, concentric
with the first, and separated from it by a small interval. It is
formed by two refractions and two reflections, is much fainter than
the primary bow, and has its colors arranged in the reverse order
from those of the latter. Lunar rainbow, a fainter arch or rainbow,
formed by the moon.
– Marine rainbow, or Sea bow, a similar bow seen in the spray of
waves at sea.
– Rainbow trout (Zoöl.), a bright-colored trout (Salmoirideus),
native of the mountains of California, but now extensively introduced
into the Eastern States. Japan, and other countries; -- called also
brook trout, mountain trout, and golden trout.
– Rainbow wrasse. (Zoöl.) See under Wrasse.
– Supernumerary rainbow, a smaller bow, usually of red and green
colors only, sometimes seen within the primary or without the
secondary rainbow, and in contact with them.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition