earthrise
[ urth-rahyz ]
/ ˈɜrθˌraɪz /
Save This Word!
noun Astronomy.
the rising of the earth above the horizon of the moon or other celestial body, viewed from that body's surface or from a spacecraft orbiting it.
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON AFFECT VS. EFFECT!
In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”
Question 1 of 7
The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Words nearby earthrise
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for earthrise
It had become almost a ritual with us these last few years, staying up night after night to watch the earthrise.
The Statue|Mari Wolf
British Dictionary definitions for earthrise
earthrise
/ (ˈɜːθˌraɪz) /
noun
the rising of the earth above the lunar horizon, as seen from a spacecraft emerging from the lunar farside
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