crepuscular ray
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English
Etymology
From the Latin crepusculum (“twilight”).
Noun
crepuscular ray (plural crepuscular rays)
- A sunbeam seen just after sunset or just before sunrise, caused by a cloud below the horizon and dust particles in the air above the horizon.
- A cloud shadow cast on the bright sky.
Translations
sunbeam
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cloud shadow