green flash

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rare phenomenon observed in the morning or evening when the sun is crossing or immediately below the horizon, in which a momentary flash or ray of green light appears above the upper rim of the solar disk, caused by the refraction of light in the atmosphere.

Word forms

green flash green flashes

Synonyms

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