anticorona

[ an-tee-kuh-roh-nuh ]

/ ˌæn ti kəˈroʊ nə /

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noun

a luminous edging around the shadow of an observer or the point where their shadow would fall, as thrown by the sun upon a cloud or fog bank.

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Also called Brocken bow, glory.

Origin of anticorona

First recorded in 1915–20 as a term in electronics; anti- + corona

Words nearby anticorona

Anti-Comintern Pact, anti-Communist, anticommutative, anticonvulsant, Anti-Corn Law League, anticorona, anticorrosive, Anticosti, anticrepuscular arch, anticryptic, antics