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gravitational mirage

gravitational mirage noun: a distorted or false image of a distant galaxy (e.g. an image of a distant galaxy as a ring, or as multiple copies of itself) caused by a gravitational lens.

gravitational mirage: a distorted or false image of a distant galaxy (e.g. an image of a distant galaxy as a ring, or as...
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Noun

gravitational mirage (plural gravitational mirages)

  1. A distorted or false image of a distant galaxy (e.g. an image of a distant galaxy as a ring, or as multiple copies of itself) caused by a gravitational lens.

Forms of gravitational mirage

pluralgravitational mirages

Questions about gravitational mirage

What does gravitational mirage mean?
Gravitational mirage means a distorted or false image of a distant galaxy (e.g. an image of a distant galaxy as a ring, or as multiple copies of itself) caused by a gravitational lens.
What part of speech is gravitational mirage?
Gravitational mirage is a noun.
What is the plural of gravitational mirage?
The plural of gravitational mirage is gravitational mirages.

Words near gravitational mirage in the dictionary

  1. gravitational lens
  2. gravitational lenses
  3. gravitational lensing
  4. gravitational mass
  5. gravitational masses
  6. gravitational mirage
  7. gravitational mirages
  8. gravitational propulsion
  9. gravitational radiation
  10. gravitational redshift
  11. gravitational redshifts

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