HyperDic: gegenschein

English > 1 sense of the word gegenschein:
NOUNphenomenongegenschein, counterglowa faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun
English > gegenschein: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningA 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.
Synonymcounterglow
Broaderlight, visible light, visible radiation(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
Spanishgegenschein
Catalangegenschein

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