Green-flash
noun
1.
a green coloration of the upper portion of the sun, caused by atmospheric refraction and occasionally seen as the sun rises above or sinks below the horizon.
noun
1.
(astronomy) a flash of bright green light sometimes seen as the sun passes below the horizon, caused by a combination of the dispersion, scattering, and refraction of light
Read Also:
- Greenfly
[green-flahy] /ˈgrinˌflaɪ/ noun, plural greenflies. 1. an aphid, Coloradoa rufomaculata, that is an important pest of chrysanthemums. /ˈɡriːnˌflaɪ/ noun (pl) -flies 1. a greenish aphid commonly occurring as a pest on garden and crop plants
- Green folding
noun phrase folding money (1950s+)
- Green footprint
noun 1. the impact of a building on the environment
- Greengage
[green-geyj] /ˈgrinˌgeɪdʒ/ noun 1. any of several varieties of light-green plums, as Prunus insititia italica. /ˈɡriːnˌɡeɪdʒ/ noun 1. a cultivated variety of plum tree, Prunus domestica italica, with edible green plumlike fruits 2. the fruit of this tree from green + name of English botanist Sir William Gage (1657-1727) who first cultivated it in England […]
- Gree
[gree] /gri/ noun, Chiefly Scot. 1. superiority, mastery, or victory. 2. the prize for victory. 3. Obsolete. a step. [gree] /gri/ noun, Archaic. 1. favor; goodwill. 2. satisfaction, as for an injury. [gree] /gri/ verb (used with or without object), greed, greeing. British Dialect. 1. . /ɡriː/ noun (Scot, archaic) 1. superiority or victory 2. […]