Word of the Day 03/12/24 Noctilucent
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1_million_wordsNoctilucent (adjective)
noctilucent [ nok-tuh-loo-suhnt ]
adjective, Meteorology.
1. (of high-altitude clouds) visible during the short night of the summer.
OTHER WORDS FROM NOCTILUCENT
noc·ti·lu·cence, noun
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1885–90; nocti- + lucent
HOW TO USE NOCTILUCENT IN A SENTENCE
Strahan also said the excess water vapor could enhance the formation of special noctilucent clouds, which appear as shimmering, ghostlike wisps in the night sky.
TONGA VOLCANO BLASTED UNPRECEDENTED AMOUNT OF WATER INTO ATMOSPHERE | KASHA PATEL | AUGUST 5, 2022 | WASHINGTON POST
At these altitudes, then, water vapor itself can readily cool the air enough to create noctilucent clouds.
TO UNDERSTAND HOW ‘NIGHT-SHINING’ CLOUDS FORM, SCIENTISTS MADE ONE THEMSELVES | MARIA TEMMING | MARCH 5, 2021 | SCIENCE NEWS
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
noctilucent [ nok-tuh-loo-suhnt ]
adjective, Meteorology.
1. (of high-altitude clouds) visible during the short night of the summer.
OTHER WORDS FROM NOCTILUCENT
noc·ti·lu·cence, noun
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1885–90; nocti- + lucent
HOW TO USE NOCTILUCENT IN A SENTENCE
Strahan also said the excess water vapor could enhance the formation of special noctilucent clouds, which appear as shimmering, ghostlike wisps in the night sky.
TONGA VOLCANO BLASTED UNPRECEDENTED AMOUNT OF WATER INTO ATMOSPHERE | KASHA PATEL | AUGUST 5, 2022 | WASHINGTON POST
At these altitudes, then, water vapor itself can readily cool the air enough to create noctilucent clouds.
TO UNDERSTAND HOW ‘NIGHT-SHINING’ CLOUDS FORM, SCIENTISTS MADE ONE THEMSELVES | MARIA TEMMING | MARCH 5, 2021 | SCIENCE NEWS
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
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