fogbow

See also: fog bow

English

A 360-degree fogbow.

Alternative forms

• fog bow

Etymology

Blend of fog +‎ rainbow

Noun

fogbow (plural fogbows)

1. (meteorology) A white arc or circle, similar to a rainbow, which can appear in the sky in foggy conditions as sunlight passes through small airborne water droplets.

   Synonyms: white rainbow, seadog, Ulloa's ring

Related terms

• cloud bow

Translations

a white arc or circle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 霧虹／雾虹 (wùhóng)

• Classical Nahuatl: āyauhcozamalōtl
• Finnish: sumukaari
• French: arc blanc (fr) m
• German: Nebelbogen m
• Hungarian: ködív
• Japanese: 霧虹 (きりにじ, kiriniji)
• Russian: туманная радуга (tumannaja raduga)
• Swedish: dimbåge c, vit regnbåge c

References

• “fogbow”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.