NOCTILUCENT CLOUD


Meaning of NOCTILUCENT CLOUD in English

[noc.ti.lu.cent cloud] n [noctilucent ultim. fr. L noct- + lucent-, lucens lucent] (1910): a luminous thin usu. colored cloud seen esp. at twilight at a height of about 50 miles (80 kilometers)

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