Definitions For Moonbow

Noun

MOONBOW (plural MOONBOWs) (meteorology) A rainbow formed by moonlight diffracted by water droplets in the air, usually fainter than a daytime rainbow and with fewer distinguishable colours.

Synonyms

rainbow formed by diffracted moonlight lunar rainbow, white rainbow

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 月虹 (yuèhóng, sc=Hani) Esperanto: luna ĉielarko Estonian: kuuvikerkaar, kuukaar French: arc-en-ciel lunaire, m German: Mondregenbogen Italian: arcobaleno lunare, m Japanese: 月虹, tr=げっこう, gekkō, sc=Jpan Russian: лу́нная ра́дуга, f Spanish: arco lunar, m Swedish: månregnbåge {{topics, en, Atmospheric phenomena}}

Etymology

moon + bow, by analogy with {{m + en + rainbow}}.

Is Moonbow a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
17

The word Moonbow is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

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