non-illuminated
- a word derived from illuminated.
Example Sentences
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At the commencement of each lunation, the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth, and its non-illuminated hemisphere is turned toward us.
From Astronomy for Amateurs by Welby, Frances A. (Frances Alice)
When we look at Mercury we see nothing of the non-illuminated side, and the crescent is due to the foreshortened view which we obtain of the illuminated part.
From The Story of the Heavens by Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir
The author therein relates that on the 19th of April, 1787, he had observed in the non-illuminated part of the moon, that is, in the then dark portion, three volcanoes in a state of ignition.
From Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men by Grant, Robert
