noctilucent
UK/ˌnɒktɪˈluːsənt/US/ˌnɑktəˈlusənt/
noctilucent adjective: shining or glowing at night, especially of very high-altitude clouds that reflect sunlight long after sunset; nightshining.
Adjective
noctilucent (comparative more noctilucent, superlative most noctilucent)
- Shining or glowing at night, especially of very high-altitude clouds that reflect sunlight long after sunset; nightshining.
- […] fireflies and other noctilucent insects.1891, Journal of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, volume 20, page 128
- […] the noctilucent or night-shining clouds that are occasionally observed at great altitudes when the observer looks northward in mid-summer.1918, Wilder Dwight Bancroft, The Journal of Physical Chemistry, volume 22, page 274
noctilucent meaning in Tamil and Bengali
noctilucent in Tamil
- இரவிலொளிர்கின்ற
noctilucent in Bengali
- রাতে উজ্জ্বল, প্রদীপ্ত
Forms of noctilucent
| comparative | more noctilucent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most noctilucent |
Origin of noctilucent
From nocti- + lucent.; compare obsolete noctilucous.
Words formed from noctilucent
Phrases with noctilucent
Questions about noctilucent
- What does noctilucent mean?
- Noctilucent means shining or glowing at night, especially of very high-altitude clouds that reflect sunlight long after sunset; nightshining.
- What is noctilucent in Tamil?
- Noctilucent in Tamil is இரவிலொளிர்கின்ற. See Noctilucent meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is noctilucent?
- Noctilucent is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce noctilucent?
- Noctilucent is pronounced /ˌnɒktɪˈluːsənt/ (UK).
Words near noctilucent in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: noctilucent (page history and authors); noctilucent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); noctilucent (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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