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sylvanshine

/ˈsɪl.vənˌʃeɪn/

sylvanshine noun: an optical phenomenon in which dew-covered waxy-leaved trees retroreflect beams of light, as from a vehicle's headlights.

Noun

sylvanshine (uncountable)

  1. (rare) An optical phenomenon in which dew-covered waxy-leaved trees retroreflect beams of light, as from a vehicle's headlights.

Origin of sylvanshine

From sylvan + shine, coined by in 1994 by Professor Alistair Fraser of Pennsylvania State University.

Questions about sylvanshine

What does sylvanshine mean?
Sylvanshine means an optical phenomenon in which dew-covered waxy-leaved trees retroreflect beams of light, as from a vehicle's headlights.
What part of speech is sylvanshine?
Sylvanshine is a noun.
How do you pronounce sylvanshine?
Sylvanshine is pronounced /ˈsɪl.vənˌʃeɪn/.

Words near sylvanshine in the dictionary

  1. sylvanites
  2. sylvanitic
  3. sylvanity
  4. sylvanium
  5. sylvans
  6. sylvanshine
  7. Sylvanus
  8. sylvas
  9. sylvate
  10. Sylvaterre
  11. sylvates

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