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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Bai′ly's beads′ (bā′lēz),USA pronunciation - Astronomyspots of light that appear to encircle the moon, resembling a string of luminous beads, visible immediately before and after a total eclipse, caused by the sun's light shining between the mountains on the moon's surface. Cf. diamond ring effect.
- named after Francis Baily (1774–1844), English astronomer who first described them
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