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gegenscheins

gegenscheins is the plural of gegenschein.

Meaning of gegenschein

Noun

gegenschein (countable and uncountable, plural gegenscheins)

  1. A faint brightening of the night sky in the region of the ecliptic directly opposite the Sun.
    • My object in appearing before the Association, at this time, is to present the observations of several other persons on the gegenschein or completed arch of the zodiacal light, of which I have received accounts since our meeting in Motreal.1860, George Jones, “Recent Observations, by various persons, on the Gegenschein, or Completed Arch of the Zodiacal Light”, in Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science...
    Synonyms:
    counterglow

Questions about gegenscheins

What is gegenscheins the plural of?
Gegenscheins is the plural of gegenschein.

Words near gegenscheins in the dictionary

  1. gegenion
  2. gegenions
  3. gegenpress
  4. gegenpressing
  5. gegenschein
  6. gegenscheins
  7. gegenstandstheorie
  8. gegg
  9. gegged
  10. gegged in
  11. geggee

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