noctilucent
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təˈlu adjective Meteorology.
(of high-altitude clouds) visible during the short night of the summer.
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noctilucent (ˌnɒktɪˈluːsənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| shining at night, usu. of very thin high altitude clouds observable in the summer twilight sky | |
| nocti'lucence | |
| —n | |
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
noctilucent (nŏk'tə-l 'sənt) Pronunciation Key
Luminous at night. The term is used especially to describe certain high atmospheric cloud formations visible during summer nights at high latitudes. |
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Example sentences
For years, scientists have puzzled over the observed increase in these noctilucent clouds.
They are among the first such noctilucent clouds pictured this year.
They are called noctilucent clouds, or night-shining clouds.
These clouds are known as nacreous and noctilucent clouds respectively.
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