English Explanatory Dictionary

crepuscular ray

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sunbeam seen just after sunset or just before sunrise, caused by a cloud below the horizon and dust particles in the air above the horizon.
  2. A cloud shadow cast on the bright sky.

Word forms

crepuscular ray crepuscular rays

Etymology

From the Latin crepusculum (“twilight”).

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