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subsun

subsun noun: an area of the air which appears to glow because of the many tiny ice crystals that are suspended in it, e.g., in a cirrus cloud or an ice fog and sunlight reflects off of them.

subsun: an area of the air which appears to glow because of the many tiny ice crystals that are suspended...
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Noun

subsun (plural subsuns)

  1. An area of the air which appears to glow because of the many tiny ice crystals that are suspended in it, e.g., in a cirrus cloud or an ice fog and sunlight reflects off of them.
    Synonyms:
    sun candle

Synonyms of subsun

Forms of subsun

pluralsubsuns

Questions about subsun

What does subsun mean?
Subsun means an area of the air which appears to glow because of the many tiny ice crystals that are suspended in it, e.g., in a cirrus cloud or an ice fog and sunlight reflects off of them.
What part of speech is subsun?
Subsun is a noun.
What is the plural of subsun?
The plural of subsun is subsuns.

Words near subsun in the dictionary

  1. subsummits
  2. subsumption
  3. subsumptions
  4. subsumptive
  5. subsums
  6. subsun
  7. subsuns
  8. subsuntive
  9. subsuperficial
  10. subsupplier
  11. subsuppliers

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