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airglow
[ air-gloh ]
/ ˈɛərˌgloʊ /
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noun
a dim light from the upper atmosphere caused by emissions from atoms and molecules ionized by solar radiation: observed at night (nightglow ), during the day (dayglow ), and at twilight (twilight glow ), with each having slightly different characteristics.
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British Dictionary definitions for airglow
airglow
/ (ˈɛəˌɡləʊ) /
noun
the faint light from the upper atmosphere in the night sky, esp in low latitudes
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Scientific definitions for airglow
airglow
[ âr′glō′ ]
A faint photochemical luminescence in the upper atmosphere caused by the collision of x-rays and charged particles from the Sun with atoms and molecules, especially of oxygen, sodium, and the hydroxyl radical (OH). Airglow is strongest over low and middle latitudes.
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