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- US Pronunciation
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- [gey-guh n-shahyn]
- /ˈgeɪ gənˌʃaɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [gey-guh n-shahyn]
- /ˈgeɪ gənˌʃaɪn/
Definitions of gegenschein word
- noun gegenschein a faint, elliptical patch of light in the night sky that appears opposite the sun, being a reflection of sunlight by meteoric material in space. 1
- noun gegenschein A patch of very faint nebulous light sometimes seen in the night sky opposite the position of the sun. It is thought to be the image of the sun reflected from gas and dust outside the atmosphere. 1
- noun gegenschein a faint glow in the sky, just visible at a position opposite to that of the sun and having a similar origin to zodiacal light 0
- noun gegenschein a diffuse, faint light, sometimes visible almost directly opposite the sun in the night sky, and thought to be sunlight reflected from dust 0
- noun gegenschein (astronomy) A faint brightening of the night sky in the region of the ecliptic directly opposite the Sun. 0
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Origin of gegenschein
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80, gegenschein is from the German word Gegenschein counterglow
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Parts of speech for Gegenschein
noun
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preposition
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determiner
exclamation
gegenschein popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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