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counterglow

[koun-ter-gloh]

noun

Astronomy.

  1. gegenschein.

counterglow

/ ˈkaʊntəˌɡləʊ /

noun

  1. another name for gegenschein

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of counterglow1

1850–55; translation of German Gegenschein. See counter-, glow
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