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Meaning of "airglow" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF AIRGLOW

ˈɛəˌɡləʊ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AIRGLOW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Airglow is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AIRGLOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Airglow

Airglow is the very weak emission of light by a planetary atmosphere. In the case of Earth's atmosphere, this optical phenomenon causes the night sky never to be completely dark, even after the effects of starlight and diffused sunlight from the far side are removed.

Definition of airglow in the English dictionary

The definition of airglow in the dictionary is the faint light from the upper atmosphere in the night sky, esp in low latitudes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AIRGLOW

afterglow · aglow · alpenglow · Anglo · counterglow · dayglow · glow · nightglow · outglow · reglow · sunglow

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AIRGLOW

airer · airfare · airfield · airflow · airfoil · airforce base · airframe · airfreight · airgap · airgraph · airhead · airhole · airier · airiest · airily · airiness · airing · airing cupboard · airless · airlessness

WORDS THAT END LIKE AIRGLOW

allow · blow · bungalow · cash flow · fellow · flow · follow · hollow · low · mellow · overflow · pillow · rate of flow · shallow · slow · swallow · unfollow · willow · workflow · yellow

Synonyms and antonyms of airglow in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «airglow» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AIRGLOW

Find out the translation of airglow to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of airglow from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «airglow» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

气辉
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

luminiscencia atmosférica
570 millions of speakers
en

English

airglow
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

airglow
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

airglow
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

свечение неба
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

airglow
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

airglow
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

luminescence
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Airglow
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

airglow
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

大気光
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

대기 광
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Airglow
85 millions of speakers
vi

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airglow
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

airglow
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

हवाई
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Gök Aydınlığı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

airglow
65 millions of speakers
pl

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airglow
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

світіння неба
40 millions of speakers
ro

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airglow
30 millions of speakers
el

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airglow
15 millions of speakers
af

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airglow
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

airglow
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

airglow
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of airglow

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AIRGLOW»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about airglow

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AIRGLOW»

Discover the use of airglow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to airglow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Physics of the Aurora and Airglow
Further, one expected that with the heights derived for these van Rhijn layers and with spectroscopic temperatures, the airglow would contribute to the general knowledge of the temperature structure of the atmosphere. We have seen in ...
Joseph Wyan Chamberlain, 1961
2
Airglow as an Indicator of Upper Atmospheric Structure and ...
The book summarizes international progress over the last few decades in upper atmosphere airglow research.
Vladislav Yu Khomich, Anatoly I. Semenov, Nicolay N. Shefov, 2008
3
Mesopause Airglow Modulation by Ducted Short-period Gravity ...
We first validate our model while exploring three case studies for the excitation of thermally-ducted wave modes, by linear tunneling, and by breaking or nonlinear-propagation of other short period gravity waves.
Jonathan B. Snively, 2007
4
Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics: An Introductory Text
Although not a conventional planetary airglow, the Nal -emission from Io ( Jupiter's inner Galilean satellite) is t-"emarkably like airglow. The emission comes from an extensive cloud surrounding the satellite (see Fig, 6.10). The D2 and D1  ...
John Marshall, R. Alan Plumb, 1978
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I. Airglow on Mars: Model Predictions for the Oxygen IR ...
At an orbital distance of 0.05 AU, intense EUV stellar irradiation may lead to the massive escape of the atmosphere. In this work, the composition, escape and energy balance of the atmosphere are consistently modelled.
Antonio García Muñoz, 2006
6
Global Variability of the Oxygen Airglow as Observed by ...
Further, the long-term trend variation is examined.
Guiping Liu, 2006
7
An Introduction to Atmospheric Gravity Waves
8.3.3 AIRGLOW Airglow is a quasi-steady faint photochemical luminescence occurring in the upper atmosphere between about 80 and 120 km over middle and low latitudes. The near steadiness of airglow distinguishes it from the sporadic ...
C. J. Nappo, 2002
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Mesospheric Infrared Airglow Measurements of Molecular ...
Characterizations of twilight mesospheric hydroxyl volume emission rate (VER), and molecular ozone mixing ratio from year 2002 to 2005, are made possible using SABER (Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry), a 10 ...
Willie K. Harrison, 2007
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Studies of the Polar MLT Region Using SATI Airglow Measurements
To investigate atmospheric dynamics of the MLT (Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere) region, a ground-based instrument called SATI (Spectral Airglow Temperature Imager) was developed at York University.
Youngmin Cho, 2006
10
Model Studies of Time-dependent Ducting for High-frequency ...
we have the means to perform a detailed and exhaustive study of the interactions between ducted gravity waves and multiple layer airglow emissions. Numerical experiments could supply an alternative mechanism for the mesospheric bores ...
Yonghui Yu, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AIRGLOW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term airglow is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Doja Cat unveils 'Dizzy', produced by LONE
... from the up-and-comer, flexing her pop ambition while gliding through LONE's chrome production touches from his own track 'Airglow Fires'. «The 405, Jul 15»
2
The Southern Lights Look Beautiful Through Satellite Eyes
... which detects dim light signals such as auroras, airglow, city lights, and reflected moonlight. NASA Earth Observatory explains what you can ... «Gizmodo, Jul 15»
3
Glorious Night Sky Captured With Nikon's New Astrophotography …
The sky's greenish hue is the result of airglow, the emission of faint green or magenta light by particles in the upper atmosphere when they're ... «Gizmodo, Jun 15»
4
Eyes and Ears for the Arctic
"Even light from the auroras or airglow (the natural nighttime glow caused by radiation from the upper atmosphere) will generate brilliantly ... «The Hill, Jun 15»
5
Three faculty members at Penn State Lehigh Valley granted promotion
Huang's research interests include gravity waves dynamics, airglow chemistry, and energetics in the MLT region, Lightning-Induced Transient ... «Penn State News, May 15»
6
Astronomers Seek Super-Size Hubble Successor to Search for Alien …
Trapped beneath Earth's ocean of air, ground-based observatories will be stymied by starlight-warping turbulence, and by airglow—faint light ... «Scientific American, May 15»
7
Your zen moment for the day: Stellar photo of Crater Lake
Airglow is one of the reasons that even the most advanced ground-based telescopes have difficulty seeing faint objects in space. Thus the ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
8
Calbuco's Massive Volcanic Plume As Seen From Space
Also known as “airglow waves,” they appear as faint concentric ripples in the mesosphere (below). Calbuco's Massive Volcanic Plume As Seen ... «io9, Apr 15»
9
Watch the Chilean volcano send shockwaves through the atmosphere
Airglow refers to the overall luminosity of the Earth's atmosphere, apart from manmade lights on Earth or lightning in the atmosphere. It occurs ... «Mashable, Apr 15»
10
Astronomy: Hubble's legacy
Unaffected by airglow (faint light emitted by atmospheric chemical processes) and turbulence, Hubble has a sharp eye (resolution) and can ... «Nature.com, Apr 15»
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