"mountain spectre" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mountain spectres [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mountain spectre (plural mountain spectres)
  1. An optical phenomenon sometimes seen on the summits of mountains when the observer is between the Sun and a mass of cloud or fog. The figures of the observer and surrounding objects are seen projected on the cloud, greatly enlarged and often encircled by rainbow colours. Categories (topical): Atmospheric phenomena

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