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green flash

green flash noun: a rare phenomenon observed in the morning or evening when the sun is crossing or immediately below the horizon, in which a momentary flash or ray of green light appears above the upper rim of the solar disk, caused by the refraction of light in the atmosphere.

Noun

green flash (plural green flashes)

  1. A rare phenomenon observed in the morning or evening when the sun is crossing or immediately below the horizon, in which a momentary flash or ray of green light appears above the upper rim of the solar disk, caused by the refraction of light in the atmosphere.
    • Frank T. Davies, physicist on board the City of New York, en route to the Antarctic regions with Byrd Antarctic Expedition, reports as follows on a green flash observed off Bermuda on the evening of August 29, 1928.1929, J. A. Fleming, "Observations of Green Flash," Science, New Series, vol. 69, no. 1785, p. 298
    Synonyms:
    green ray

green flash meaning in Tamil

green flash in Tamil

சூரிய பச்சை மேல்விளிம்பு

Synonyms of green flash

Forms of green flash

pluralgreen flashes

Questions about green flash

What does green flash mean?
Green flash means a rare phenomenon observed in the morning or evening when the sun is crossing or immediately below the horizon, in which a momentary flash or ray of green light appears above the upper rim of the solar disk, caused by the refraction of light in the atmosphere.
What is green flash in Tamil?
Green flash in Tamil is சூரிய பச்சை மேல்விளிம்பு. See Green flash meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is green flash?
Green flash is a noun.
What is the plural of green flash?
The plural of green flash is green flashes.

Words near green flash in the dictionary

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  8. green fluorescent protein
  9. green fluorescent proteins
  10. green FN
  11. Green Forest

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