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coun⋅ter⋅glow

  [koun-ter-gloh]
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–noun Astronomy.
gegenschein.
Origin:
1850–55; trans. of G Gegenschein. See counter-, glow

ge⋅gen⋅schein

  [gey-guhn-shahyn]
–noun Astronomy.
a faint, elliptical patch of light in the night sky that appears opposite the sun, being a reflection of sunlight by meteoric material in space.
Also called counterglow.

Origin:
1875–80; < G Gegenschein counterglow
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coun·ter·glow   (koun'tər-glō')   
n.  See gegenschein.
ge·gen·schein   (gā'gən-shīn')   
n.  A faint glowing spot in the sky, exactly opposite the position of the sun. Also called counterglow.

[German : gegen, against (from Middle High German, from Old High German gegin) + Schein, light (from Middle High German schīn, from Old High German scīn, from scīnan, to shine).]
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