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单词 noctilucent
释义

noctilucent

[ nok-tuh-loo-suhnt ]
/ ˌnɒk təˈlu sənt /

adjective Meteorology.

(of high-altitude clouds) visible during the short night of the summer.

Origin of noctilucent

First recorded in 1885–90; nocti- + lucent

OTHER WORDS FROM noctilucent

noc·ti·lu·cence, noun

Words nearby noctilucent

noct-, noctambulism, noctambulous, nocti-, noctiluca, noctilucent, noctis, noct. maneq., noctograph, noctuid, noctule
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British Dictionary definitions for noctilucent

noctilucent
/ (ˌnɒktɪˈluːsənt) /

adjective

shining at night, usu. of very thin high altitude clouds observable in the summer twilight sky

Derived forms of noctilucent

noctilucence, noun
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Scientific definitions for noctilucent

noctilucent
[ nŏk′tə-lōōsənt ]

Luminous at night. The term is used especially to describe certain high atmospheric cloud formations visible during summer nights at high latitudes.
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