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Counterglow — Coun ter*glow , n. (Astron.) An exceedingly faint roundish or somewhat oblong nebulous light near the ecliptic and opposite the sun, best seen during September and October, when in the constellations Sagittarius and Pisces. Its cause is not yet… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
counterglow — /kown teuhr gloh /, n. Astron. gegenschein. [1850 55; trans. of G Gegenschein. See COUNTER , GLOW] * * * … Universalium
counterglow — n. (Astronomy) gegenschein, dim gleaming mark in the night sky near the ecliptic exactly across from the position of the sun … English contemporary dictionary
counterglow — coun·ter·glow … English syllables
counterglow — noun 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 • Syn: ↑gegenschein • Hypernyms: ↑light, ↑visible light, ↑visible radiation … Useful english dictionary
Gegenschein — Counterglow Coun ter*glow , n. (Astron.) An exceedingly faint roundish or somewhat oblong nebulous light near the ecliptic and opposite the sun, best seen during September and October, when in the constellations Sagittarius and Pisces. Its cause… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gegenschein — /gay geuhn shuyn /, n. Astron. a faint, elliptical patch of light in the night sky that appears opposite the sun, being a reflection of sunlight by meteoric material in space. Also called counterglow. Cf. zodiacal light. [1875 80; < G Gegenschein … Universalium
gegenschein — ge gen*schein (g[=a] g[i^]n*sh[imac]n ) n. [German: counterglow.] A faint patch of light in the night sky that appears opposite the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space. Syn: counterglow. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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