what does gegenschein mean?
GEGENSCHEIN as NOUN
- Meaning
- a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun
- a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) gegenschein is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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