mountain spectre
mountain spectre noun: an optical phenomenon sometimes seen on the summits of mountains when the observer is between the Sun and a mass of cloud or fog. The figures of the observer and surrounding objects are seen projected on the cloud, greatly enlarged and often encircled by rainbow colours.
Noun
mountain spectre (plural mountain spectres)
- An optical phenomenon sometimes seen on the summits of mountains when the observer is between the Sun and a mass of cloud or fog. The figures of the observer and surrounding objects are seen projected on the cloud, greatly enlarged and often encircled by rainbow colours.
- Synonyms:
- Brocken spectre
Synonyms of mountain spectre
Forms of mountain spectre
| plural | mountain spectres |
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Questions about mountain spectre
- What does mountain spectre mean?
- Mountain spectre means an optical phenomenon sometimes seen on the summits of mountains when the observer is between the Sun and a mass of cloud or fog. The figures of the observer and surrounding objects are seen projected on the cloud, greatly enlarged and often encircled by rainbow colours.
- What part of speech is mountain spectre?
- Mountain spectre is a noun.
- What is the plural of mountain spectre?
- The plural of mountain spectre is mountain spectres.
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