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circumzenithal arc

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cir·​cum·​zenithal arc

Definition of circumzenithal arc

: a bright rainbow-colored circular halo arc about the zenith as center convex to the sun and about 46 degrees above it

History and Etymology for circumzenithal arc

International Scientific Vocabulary circum- + zenithal; originally formed as French circumzénithal

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