"crepuscular ray" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crepuscular rays [plural]
Etymology: From the Latin crepusculum (“twilight”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|crepusculum||twilight}} Latin crepusculum (“twilight”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} crepuscular ray (plural crepuscular rays)
  1. A sunbeam seen just after sunset or just before sunrise, caused by a cloud below the horizon and dust particles in the air above the horizon. Translations (sunbeam): hämäränsäde (Finnish), sólstafir (Icelandic), śreżoga [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-crepuscular_ray-en-noun-yeTLOAZv Disambiguation of 'sunbeam': 98 2
  2. A cloud shadow cast on the bright sky.
    Sense id: en-crepuscular_ray-en-noun-Sdnv9Deu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 30 70

Inflected forms

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