GEGENSCHEIN

Meaning of GEGENSCHEIN in English

[ 'geɪgənˌʃʌɪn ]

■ noun Astronomy a patch of very faint reflected light sometimes seen in the night sky opposite the position of the sun.

Origin

C19: Ger. Gegenschein , from gegen 'opposite' + Schein 'glow, shine'.

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GEGENSCHEIN — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: German, from gegen against, counter- + Schein shine Date: 1877 a faint light about 20° …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GEGENSCHEIN — or counterglow Oval patch of faint light exactly opposite the Sun in the night sky, so faint it can be …
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GEGENSCHEIN — ˈgāgənˌshīn noun ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: German, from gegen against, counter- + schein shine : a faint …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GEGENSCHEIN
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GEGENSCHEIN — n. (Astronomy) counterglow, dim gleaming mark in the night sky near the ecliptic exactly across from the position of the …
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GEGENSCHEIN — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: German, from gegen against, counter- + Schein shine Date: 1877 : a faint light about …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GEGENSCHEIN — [ge.gen.schein] n, often cap [G, fr. gegen against, counter- + Schein shine] (1880): a faint light about 20 degrees across …
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GEGENSCHEIN — also called Counterglow, oval patch of faint luminosity exactly opposite to the Sun in the night sky. The patch of …
Britannica English vocabulary
GEGENSCHEIN — n. or counterglow Oval patch of faint light exactly opposite the Sun in the night sky, so faint it can …
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GEGENSCHEIN — Зодиакальный свет
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GEGENSCHEIN — n. Pronunciation: ' g ā -g ə n- ˌ sh ī n Function: noun Usage: often cap Etymology: German, from …
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ZODIACAL LIGHT — Band of very faint light in the night sky. It is thought to be sunlight reflected from interplanetary dust grains …
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COUNTERGLOW — “+ˌ- noun Etymology: counter- + glow; translation of German gegenschein : gegenschein
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COUNTERGLOW — (n.) An exceedingly faint roundish or somewhat oblong nebulous light near the ecliptic and opposite the sun, best seen during …
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COUNTERGLOW — /kown"teuhr gloh'/ , n. Astron. gegenschein. [ 1850-55; trans. of G Gegenschein. See COUNTER-, GLOW ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNTERGLOW — n. (Astronomy) gegenschein, dim gleaming mark in the night sky near the ecliptic exactly across from the position of the …
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COUNTERGLOW — add. ·noun an exceedingly faint roundish or somewhat oblong nebulous light near the ecliptic and opposite the sun, best seen …
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ZODIACAL LIGHT — band of light in the night sky, thought to be sunlight reflected from meteoroids concentrated in the plane of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
ZODIACAL LIGHT — Band of very faint light in the night sky. It is thought to be sunlight reflected from interplanetary dust grains …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NEBULA — Synonyms and related words : Black Magellanic Cloud, Crab Nebula, Gegenschein, bright diffuse nebula, coalsack, counterglow, dark cloud, dark nebula, …
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LIGHT — n. 1 illumination, brightness, daylight, lamplight, candlelight, firelight, gaslight, torchlight, starlight, moonlight, sunlight; gegenschein, counterglow There is just enough light …
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GENIAL — adj. affable, amiable, cordial, warm, friendly, congenial, agreeable, good-natured, good-humoured, well-disposed, neighbourly, sociable, kindly, kind, hospitable, easygoing, relaxed, pleasant, nice, …
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