noctilucent

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noc·ti·lu·cent

N0125300 (nŏk′tə-lo͞o′sənt)adj. Luminous at night. Used especially of certain high clouds.

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(ˌnɒktɪˈluːsənt) adj(usually of very thin high-altitude clouds in the summer twilight sky) shining at night ˌnoctiˈlucence n

noc•ti•lu•cent

(ˌnɒk təˈlu sənt)

adj. (of high-altitude clouds) visible during the short night of the summer. [1885–90; < Latin nocti- =noct-, s. of nox night + -i- + lucent] noc`ti•lu′cence, n.

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Adj.

noctilucent - shining or glowing by night; "the noctilucent eyes of a cat"bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"

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adj shining or glowing by night

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