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COUNTERGLOW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does counterglow mean? 

COUNTERGLOW (noun)
  The noun COUNTERGLOW has 1 sense:

1. a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in spaceplay

  Familiarity information: COUNTERGLOW used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COUNTERGLOW (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

counterglow; gegenschein

Hypernyms ("counterglow" is a kind of...):

light; visible light; visible radiation ((physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation)


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