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selenelions

selenelions is the plural of selenelion.

Meaning of selenelion

Noun

selenelion (plural selenelions)

  1. A lunar eclipse occurring as the Moon sets, simultaneously with sunrise.
    • This phenomenon is called a "horizontal eclipse" or, from a French term, "selenelion." ... In modern times, the first record seems to date from 1590, when the great astronomer Tycho Brahe saw a selenelion from his observatory ....2001, Paul Davies, Duncan Steel, Eclipse: The Celestial Phenomenon That Changed the Course of History (Joseph Henry Press) p. 57
    Synonyms:
    horizontal eclipse

Questions about selenelions

What is selenelions the plural of?
Selenelions is the plural of selenelion.

Words near selenelions in the dictionary

  1. selenazoles
  2. selendang
  3. selendangs
  4. Selene
  5. selenelion
  6. selenelions
  7. selenenic
  8. selenenic acid
  9. selenenic acids
  10. selenenyl
  11. seleneous

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