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crepuscular ray

crepuscular ray noun: a sunbeam seen just after sunset or just before sunrise, caused by a cloud below the horizon and dust particles in the air above the horizon.

Noun

crepuscular ray (plural crepuscular rays)

  1. A sunbeam seen just after sunset or just before sunrise, caused by a cloud below the horizon and dust particles in the air above the horizon.
  2. A cloud shadow cast on the bright sky.

Forms of crepuscular ray

pluralcrepuscular rays

Origin of crepuscular ray

From the Latin crepusculum (“twilight”).

Questions about crepuscular ray

What does crepuscular ray mean?
Crepuscular ray means a sunbeam seen just after sunset or just before sunrise, caused by a cloud below the horizon and dust particles in the air above the horizon.
What part of speech is crepuscular ray?
Crepuscular ray is a noun.
What is the plural of crepuscular ray?
The plural of crepuscular ray is crepuscular rays.

Words near crepuscular ray in the dictionary

  1. crept'st
  2. creptst
  3. crepuscle
  4. crepuscles
  5. crepuscular
  6. crepuscular ray
  7. crepuscular rays
  8. crepuscularities
  9. crepuscularity
  10. crepuscularly
  11. crepuscule

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