anticorona

American  

[an-tee-kuh-roh-nuh] / ˌæn ti kəˈroʊ nə /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of anticorona

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