airglow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A faint illumination in the sky due to photochemical luminescence in the upper atmosphere, now rarely observed by earthbound humans without the assistance of instruments.

Word forms

airglow airglows

Etymology

From air + glow.

Synonyms

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