counterglow

American

[koun-ter-gloh] / ˈkaʊn tərˌgloʊ /

noun

Astronomy.

gegenschein.

counterglow British

/ ˈkaʊntəˌɡləʊ /

noun

another name for gegenschein

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Etymology

Origin of counterglow

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

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