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Fata morgana

Fata morgana Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Fata morgana? [n] a mirage in the Strait of Messina (attributed to the Arthurian sorcerer Morgan le Fay) Synonyms \| Synonyms for Fata morgana: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Fata morgana: autoluminescence \| bioluminescence \| cathode luminescence \| chemicoluminescence \| chemiluminescence \| corposant \| crystalloluminescence \| double corposant \| electroluminescence \| fluorescence \| fox fire \| ignis fatuus \| looming \| luciferase \| luciferin \| luminescence \| luminophor \| marshfire \| mirage \| noctiluscence \| phosphor \| phosphorescence \| photoluminescence \| radioluminescence \| thermoluminescence \| tribofluorescence \| triboluminescence \| tribophosphorescence \| wisp \| witch fire See Also \| mirage Fata morgana In Webster's Dictionary \Fa"ta Mor*ga"na\ [It.; -- so called because this phenomenon was looked upon as the work of a fairy (It. fata) of the name of Morg['a]na. See {Fairy}.] A kind of mirage by which distant objects appear inverted, distorted, displaced, or multiplied. It is noticed particularly at the Straits of Messina, between Calabria and Sicily.

Fata morgana Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fata morgana?

[n] a mirage in the Strait of Messina (attributed to the Arthurian sorcerer Morgan le Fay)

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See Also | mirage

Fata morgana In Webster's Dictionary

\Fa"ta Mor*ga"na\ [It.; -- so called because this
phenomenon was looked upon as the work of a fairy (It. fata)
of the name of Morg['a]na. See {Fairy}.]
A kind of mirage by which distant objects appear inverted,
distorted, displaced, or multiplied. It is noticed
particularly at the Straits of Messina, between Calabria and
Sicily.

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