Noctilucence
[nok-tuh-loo-suh nt] /ˌnɒk təˈlu sənt/
adjective, Meteorology.
1.
(of high-altitude clouds) visible during the short night of the summer.
/ˌnɒktɪˈluːsənt/
adjective
1.
shining at night, usu. of very thin high altitude clouds observable in the summer twilight sky
noctilucent
(nŏk’tə-l’sənt)
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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