The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
counterglow — /kown teuhr gloh /, n. Astron. gegenschein. [1850 55; trans. of G Gegenschein. See COUNTER , GLOW] * * * … Universalium
counterglow — noun The gegenschein … Wiktionary
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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