The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
brocken specter — noun or brocken bow ˈbräkən Usage: usually capitalized B Etymology: from Brocken, peak in the Harz mountains, Germany; Brocken specter, translation of German brockengespenst : an optical phenomenon sometimes seen from the summit of mountains or… … Useful english dictionary
Brocken specter — an optical phenomenon sometimes occurring at high altitudes when the image of an observer placed between the sun and a cloud is projected on the cloud as a greatly magnified shadow. [1920 25; see BROCKEN BOW] * * * … Universalium
Brocken specter — n. spirit, ghost, phantom; optical phenomenon that sometimes occurs at high when the image of an observer located between the sun and a cloud is displayed onto a cloud as an extremely enlarged shadow … English contemporary dictionary
Brocken spectre — Brocken spectre. This is not actually on Brocken, but was taken in the Tanzawa Mountains in Japan; despite the name, the phenomenon is not unique to Brocken and can occur in any misty mountain region … Wikipedia
Brocken spectre — Brocken specter Brock en spec ter or Brocken spectre Brock en spec tre [Trans. of G. Brockengespenst.] A mountain specter (which see), esp. that observed on the Brocken, in the Harz Mountains. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
specter of the brocken — Usage: usually capitalized B : brocken specter * * * specter of the Brocken, = Brocken specter. (Cf. ↑Brocken specter) … Useful english dictionary
brocken bow — noun see brocken specter * * * /boh/ anticorona. [so called from frequent observation of the phenomenon by individuals standing on the BROCKEN at sunset] … Useful english dictionary
specter — Lapu, akua lapu, kāhoaka. ♦ Specter of the Brocken, Akakū ānuenue … English-Hawaiian dictionary
mountain specter — noun : brocken specter … Useful english dictionary
Mountain specter — Moun tain spec ter An optical phenomenon sometimes seen on the summit of mountains (as on the Brocken) when the observer is between the sun and a mass of cloud. The figures of the observer and surrounding objects are seen projected on the cloud,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
