"gegenschein" meaning in English

See gegenschein in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡeɪ.ɡənˌʃaɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gegenschein.wav Forms: gegenscheins [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Gegenschein (“counter-shine”), from gegen- + Schein. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|de|Gegenschein||counter-shine}} Borrowed from German Gegenschein (“counter-shine”), {{af|de|gegen-|Schein|nocat=1}} gegen- + Schein Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gegenschein (countable and uncountable, plural gegenscheins)
  1. (astronomy) A faint brightening of the night sky in the region of the ecliptic directly opposite the Sun. Wikipedia link: gegenschein Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms: counterglow, Gegenschein Related terms: Kordylewski cloud, zodiacal light Translations (Translations): проціззянне (prócizzjannje) (Belarusian), 对日照 (duìrìzhào) (Chinese), protisvit (Czech), gegenschein (Danish), gegenschein (Finnish), gegenschein [masculine] (French), lueur anti-solaire [feminine] (French), gegenschein [feminine] (Galician), αντιζωδιακό φως (antizodiakó fos) (Greek), gegenschein (Italian), 対日照 (Japanese), 대일조 (daeiljo) (Korean), gegenschein (Norwegian Nynorsk), przeciwblask (Polish), gegenschein (Portuguese), противосияние (protivosijanije) (Russian), gegenschein (Spanish), протисяйво (protysjajvo) (Ukrainian)

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