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Meaning of "fogbow" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOGBOW

fogbow  [ˈfɒɡˌbəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOGBOW

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Fogbow is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOGBOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fogbow

Fog bow

A fog bow is a similar phenomenon to a rainbow; however, as its name suggests, it appears as a bow in fog rather than rain. Because of the very small size of water droplets that cause fog—smaller than 0.05 millimeters —the fog bow has only very weak colors, with a red outer edge and bluish inner edge. In many cases when the droplets are very small, fog bows appear white, and are therefore sometimes called white rainbows. This lack of color is a feature of a fog bow which distinguishes it from a glory, which has multiple pale colored rings caused by diffraction. When the droplets forming it are almost all of the same size the fog bow can have multiple inner rings, or supernumeraries, that are more strongly colored than the main bow. According to NASA: The fogbow's lack of colors is caused by the smaller water drops ... so small that the wavelength of light becomes important. Diffraction smears out colors that would be created by larger rainbow water drops ... A fog bow seen in clouds, typically from an aircraft looking downwards, is called a cloud bow. Mariners sometimes call fog bows sea-dogs.

Definition of fogbow in the English dictionary

The definition of fogbow in the dictionary is a faint arc of light sometimes seen in a fog bank Also called: seadog, white rainbow.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOGBOW


angwantibo
æŋˈɡwæntɪˌbəʊ
ASBO
ˈæzˌbəʊ
crossbow
ˈkrɒsˌbəʊ
down-bow
ˈdaʊnˌbəʊ
kybo
ˈkaɪˌbəʊ
longbow
ˈlɒŋˌbəʊ
moonbow
ˈmuːnˌbəʊ
oxbow
ˈɒksˌbəʊ
Paramaribo
ˌpærəˈmærɪˌbəʊ
rainbow
ˈreɪnˌbəʊ
saddlebow
ˈsædəlˌbəʊ
Sasebo
ˈsɑːsəˌbəʊ
steelbow
ˈstiːlˌbəʊ
sunbow
ˈsʌnˌbəʊ
up-bow
ˈʌpˌbəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOGBOW

fog
fog bank
fog fever
fog lamp
fog level
fog light
fog signal
Fogarty
fogash
fogbound
fogdog
fogey
fogeydom
fogeyish
fogeyism
fogfruit
foggage
fogged
fogger

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOGBOW

at one´s elbow
Benbow
bow
brainbow
bulbous bow
Cupid´s bow
dickey bow
dicky bow
elbow
embow
golfer´s elbow
on the port bow
on the starboard bow
out at elbow
sound bow
sybow
take a bow
tennis elbow
white rainbow
wing bow

Synonyms and antonyms of fogbow in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fogbow» into 25 languages

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The translations of fogbow from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fogbow» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

fogbow
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fogbow
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fogbow
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Translator English - Hindi

fogbow
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

fogbow
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

fogbow
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fogbow
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Translator English - Bengali

fogbow
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Translator English - French

Arc de brume
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Translator English - Malay

Fogbow
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nebelbogen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fogbow
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fogbow
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fogbow
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fogbow
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fogbow
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धुके
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fogbow
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fogbow
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fogbow
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

fogbow
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fogbow
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

fogbow
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fogbow
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

fogbow
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

fogbow
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fogbow

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOGBOW»

The term «fogbow» is normally little used and occupies the 127.457 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOGBOW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fogbow

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOGBOW»

Discover the use of fogbow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fogbow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Starry Room: Naked Eye Astronomy in the Intimate Universe
Fogbow. A fogbow can be glimpsed surprisingly often in the fog with a dark background and a streetlight behind you—though they also appear beautifully when the early-morning sun shines on fog. Since fog can be very thick, it is possible to ...
Fred Schaaf, 2012
2
Fogbow Bridge: Selected Poems 1972-1999
The work becomes a luminated graph of sentience across space, a body of prior observations, pulled to focus in the present case (Edward Dorn).
Richard Blevins, 2000
3
Fine Art Photography: Water, Ice, and Fog
The polarizer caused the sky to become darker, creating contrast with the white fogbow. Since it was impossible to focus on the fogbow, I used autofocus to focus on the water just below it. The fogbow was quite a distance away, and my ...
Tony Sweet, 2007
4
How the Ray Gun Got Its Zap: Odd Excursions Into Optics
There are two possibilities for the third bow—it might be the secondary fogbow, caused by two internal reflections rather than one. A secondary fogbow, like a secondary rainbow, is much dimmer than a primary, and especially so for a lunar  ...
Stephen R. Wilk, 2013
5
A Dictionary of Hallucinations
Jan Dirk Blom. F Fogbow Reference Cogan, D.G. (1973). Visual hallucinations as release phenomena. Albrecht von Graefes Archiv für Klinische und Experimentelle Oph- thalmologie, 188, 139–150.
Jan Dirk Blom, 2009
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Weird Weather: Tales of Astronomical and Atmospheric Anomalies
The outer radius of a fogbow is also slightly smaller than that of a rainbow. In short, a fogbow appears as a sort of “watered down” version of the rainbow. Very pale ones can sometimes be produced by moonlight where they are known, ...
David A. J. Seargent, 2012
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Solid-State Physics, Fluidics, and Analytical Techniques in ...
Back scattering maxima occur in different directions for different colors, and this explains the beauty of fogbow and glories. A fogbow is a rare form of a rainbow. The water droplets in a fogbow are very small, so interference causes the colors to ...
Marc J. Madou, 2011
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Inland
FOGBOW Morning, we think: a glow, and the cratcheting of a few birds, or frogs, an hour back. On deck the lights brighter but still diffuse, and damp, and featureless. Current splits around the hull in ripples that convince us we're under way but ...
Pamela Alexander, 1997
9
One Large Coffin to Go: A Polly Deacon Mystery
“I just haven't worn it yet.” “You might think about doing that while you're travelling ,” Mr. Fogbow said. “It would make you less vulnerable.” “Vulnerable to what? Interrogation by anthropologists?” He hooted again, softly. “Forgive me—I'm afraid ...
H. Mel Malton, 2003
10
Why are Orangutans Orange?: Science puzzles in pictures - ...
Fred Richardson Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia This was a fogbow, sometimes known as a cloudbow or mistbow. Like a primary rainbow, it is centred on the point opposite the sun and has an angular radius of approximately 42 ...
New Scientist, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOGBOW»

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2015 Father's Day Gift Guide
Make sure Pops stays warm by giving him a Gage Fogbow hooded sweatshirt. This fleece pullover hoody is designed to block out icy winds ... «Boating Magazine, Jun 15»
2
Not One but Two Rare Optical Phenomena in Peak District
...as if that wasn't enough reward for rising with the lark, Steve also experienced a rare 'fogbow' A fogbow is created in the same way as a ... «ITV News, Oct 14»
3
Picture This: Fogbows and Fall Begins
A sunrise seen from a perch in space and a strange-looking phenomenon called a fogbow also stood out. Keep reading to see what else ... «Climate Central, Sep 14»
4
Joe Arpaio's Birther Investigation So Secret Not Even Joe Arpaio …
I just noticed 'ArizonaPolitics.com' is posting over at Fogbow [a birther-debunking site — Dok Zoom] and noticed he has 21 posts to date there. «Wonkette, Feb 14»
5
Mild Bias Into Next Week (21" rain reported in South Boulder …
Fogbow. When it's time to graduate from just-another-rainbow. Details from WeatherNation TV: "Here's a cool weather phenomenon! This photo ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Sep 13»
6
Scotland Tour: All Tours Must Pass
One thing I didn't expect to see was a fogbow. In front of our B&B, a heavy bank of fog obliterated the dramatic island view. Then, suddenly, we ... «Huffington Post, Jul 13»
7
DOJ regards criticism of Islam, Obama as criminal?
In June 2011, WND reported that William L. Bryan, posting under the username “PJ Foggy,” had created the pro-Obama website Fogbow.com. «WND.com, Jun 13»
8
Spectacular Auroras Dance Over Michigan in Time-Lapse Video
"There are a few really rare combinations like aurora and lightning and aurora and fogbow kind of thing, or the big bursts in the auroral ... «Space.com, May 13»
9
“North Country Dreamland” Shares Beauty of Lake Superior
Malone listed some of her favorite moments: “Rare pairings caught on camera include ribbons of aurora above a full moon fogbow on the ... «National Geographic, May 13»
10
On inaugural eve, Obama's most virulent foes want the celebration …
“There's a certain world of people who move from one conspiracy theory to the next,” says Bill Bryan, proprietor of The Fogbow, a Web site ... «Washington Post, Jan 13»

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