English Explanatory Dictionary

light echo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A phenomenon caused by light reflected off surfaces distant from the source, and arriving at the observer with a delay relative to this distance, analogous to an echo of sound.

Word forms

light echo light echos light echoes
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