About The Word Twilight
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Twilight
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What's The Definition Of Twilight?
[n] the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth
[n] a state of diffused or dim illumination [n] a condition of decline following successes; "in the twilight of the empire" [n] the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" Synonyms | Synonyms for Twilight: dusk | dusk | evenfall | fall | gloaming | nightfall Related Terms | Find terms related to Twilight: See Also | declination | decline | eve | evening | eventide | hour | light | night | semidarkness | time of day | visible light | visible radiation Twilight In Webster's Dictionary \Twi"light`\, n. [OE. twilight, AS. twi- (see {Twice})
+ le['o]ht light; hence the sense of doubtful or half light;
cf. LG. twelecht, G. zwielicht. See {Light}.]
1. The light perceived before the rising, and after the
setting, of the sun, or when the sun is less than 18[deg]
below the horizon, occasioned by the illumination of the
earth's atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their
reflection on the earth.
2. faint light; a dubious or uncertain medium through which
anything is viewed.
As when the sun . . . from behind the moon, In dim
eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds. --Milton.
The twilight of probability. --Locke.
\Twi"light`\, a. 1. Seen or done by twilight. --Milton. 2. Imperfectly illuminated; shaded; obscure. O'er the twilight groves and dusky caves. --Pope. |
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