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light echo

light echo noun: a phenomenon caused by light reflected off surfaces distant from the source, and arriving at the observer with a delay relative to this distance, analogous to an echo of sound.

Noun

light echo (plural light echos or light echoes)

  1. A phenomenon caused by light reflected off surfaces distant from the source, and arriving at the observer with a delay relative to this distance, analogous to an echo of sound.

Forms of light echo

plurallight echos
plurallight echoes

Questions about light echo

What does light echo mean?
Light echo means a phenomenon caused by light reflected off surfaces distant from the source, and arriving at the observer with a delay relative to this distance, analogous to an echo of sound.
What part of speech is light echo?
Light echo is a noun.
What is the plural of light echo?
The plural of light echo is light echos.

Words near light echo in the dictionary

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