secondary rainbow; supernumerary bow
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secondary rainbow; supernumerary rainbow
technicalMeteorological term referring to the fainter rainbow that sometimes appears outside the primary rainbow, with colors reversed (red on the inner edge instead of outer).
Yǔ雨
hòu后
de的
tiān天
kōng空
zhōng中
chū出
xiàn现
le了
měi美
lì丽
de的
fù副
hóng虹
。
A beautiful secondary rainbow appeared in the sky after the rain.
Fù副
hóng虹
de的
yán颜
sè色
pái排
liè列
yǔ与
zhǔ主
hóng虹
zhèng正
hǎo好
xiāng相
fǎn反
。
The color sequence of the secondary rainbow is exactly opposite to that of the primary rainbow.
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Zhǐ只
yǒu有
zài在
tè特
dìng定
de的
guāng光
xiàn线
tiáo条
jiàn件
xià下
cái才
néng能
guān观
cè测
dào到
fù副
hóng虹
。
The secondary rainbow can only be observed under specific lighting conditions.