Nocti-
1.
a combining form meaning “night,” used in the formation of compound words:
noctilucent.
combining form
1.
night: noctilucent
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[nok-tuh-loo-kuh] /ˌnɒk təˈlu kə/ noun, plural noctilucae [nok-tuh-loo-see] /ˌnɒk təˈlu si/ (Show IPA) 1. a dinoflagellate of the genus Noctiluca, capable of producing light and, in groups, of causing a luminous appearance of the sea. /ˌnɒktɪˈluːkə/ noun (pl) -cae (-siː) 1. any bioluminescent marine dinoflagellate of the genus Noctiluca
- 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 […]
- Noctilucent
[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 […]
- Noctiphobia
noun a fear of night, darkness; also called nyctophobia See nyctophobia Word Origin nocturnal ‘pertaining to night’
- Noctis
[nok-tis] /ˈnɒk tɪs/ adjective 1. (in prescriptions) of the night.