civil twilight
civil twilight noun: the period in which the sun is less than six degrees below the horizon in the morning and evening.
Noun
civil twilight (countable and uncountable, plural civil twilights)
- The period in which the sun is less than six degrees below the horizon in the morning and evening.
- The shortest civil twilights take place on the 29th of September and the 15th of March, the longest on the 21st of June; the shortest astronomical twilights fall upon the 7th of October and the 6th of March, the longest on the 21st of June1873, Camille Flammarion, James Glaisher, The Atmosphere, page 116
- Civil twilight, which begins or ends when the Sun's centre is 6° below the horizon.1990, J. Whitaker & Sons (contributor), Almanack for the Year of Our Lord 1990, page 65
civil twilight meaning in Tamil
civil twilight in Tamil
- பொது மெல்லொளி
Forms of civil twilight
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Questions about civil twilight
- What does civil twilight mean?
- Civil twilight means the period in which the sun is less than six degrees below the horizon in the morning and evening.
- What is civil twilight in Tamil?
- Civil twilight in Tamil is பொது மெல்லொளி. See Civil twilight meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is civil twilight?
- Civil twilight is a noun.
- What is the plural of civil twilight?
- The plural of civil twilight is civil twilights.
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