RAINBOW

Rainbow

A rainbow is an optical and meteorological phenomenon that is caused by both reflection and refraction of light in water droplets in the Earth's atmosphere, resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multicoloured arc. Rainbows caused by sunlight always appear in the section of sky directly opposite the sun.

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rainbow

Noun

  1. A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.
  2. Any prismatic refraction of light showing a spectrum of colours.
  3. A wide assortment; a varied multitude.
    ''a rainbow of possibilities
  4. An illusion, mirage
    ''Many electoral promises are rainbows, vanishing soon after poll day.
  5. A curveball, particularly a slow one
  6. In Texas hold 'em or Omaha hold 'em, a flop that contains three different suits

Verb

  1. To pattern with many colours, like a rainbow.

Adjective

  1. Multicoloured.
  2. Made up of several races or ethnicities, or (more broadly) of several cultural or ideological factions.
  3. LGBT.
  4. Composed entirely of different suits.


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