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PRONUNCIATION OF EARTHSHINE

earthshine  [ˈɜːθˌʃaɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EARTHSHINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Earthshine 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 EARTHSHINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Planetshine

The phenomenon of planetshine occurs when reflected sunlight from a planet illuminates the night side of one of its moons. Typically, this results in the moon's night side being bathed in a soft, faint light. The best known example of planetshine is earthshine, which can be seen from Earth when the Moon is a thin crescent. Planetshine has been observed elsewhere in the solar system: in particular, it has recently been used by the Cassini space probe to image portions of the moons of Saturn even when they are not lit by the Sun. Diagram of planetshine...

Definition of earthshine in the English dictionary

The definition of earthshine in the dictionary is the ashen light reflected from the earth, which illuminates the new moon when it is not receiving light directly from the sun.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EARTHSHINE


ashine
əˈʃaɪn
beshine
bɪˈʃaɪn
chine
tʃaɪn
eyeshine
ˈaɪˌʃaɪn
gegenschein
ˈɡeɪɡənˌʃaɪn
moonshine
ˈmuːnˌʃaɪn
outshine
ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn
overshine
ˌəʊvəˈʃaɪn
reshine
riːˈʃaɪn
shine
ʃaɪn
shoeshine
ˈʃuːˌʃaɪn
sinh
ʃaɪn
starshine
ˈstɑːˌʃaɪn
sunshine
ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EARTHSHINE

earthman
earthmen
earthmoving
earthmoving equipment
earthnut
earthpea
earthquake
earthquake intensity
earthquake magnitude
earthrise
earthset
Earthshaker
earthshaking
earthstar
earthward
earthwards
earthwoman
earthwork
earthworm
earthy

WORDS THAT END LIKE EARTHSHINE

Alekhine
arshine
coffee machine
dauphine
fax machine
Josephine
life-support machine
machine
morphine
ornithine
rain or shine
Rhine
sewing machine
slot machine
thine
time machine
vending machine
voting machine
washing machine
whine

Synonyms and antonyms of earthshine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «earthshine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EARTHSHINE

Find out the translation of earthshine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of earthshine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «earthshine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

地球反照
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

earthshine
570 millions of speakers

English

earthshine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

earthshine
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

earthshine
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пепельный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

earthshine
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছাইরঙা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cendrée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bumi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Earthshine
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地球照
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

earthshine
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Earthshine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

earthshine
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

earthshine
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पृथ्वीदर्शिका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Earthshine
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

luce cinerea
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Earthshine
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

попелястий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Earthshine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκιόφωτος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

asgrauw maanlicht
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Earth
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Earthshine
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of earthshine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EARTHSHINE»

The term «earthshine» is regularly used and occupies the 107.573 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EARTHSHINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «earthshine» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «earthshine» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EARTHSHINE»

Discover the use of earthshine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to earthshine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Earthshine
Slim watches over her father, a disarmingly charismatic man, as his struggle with AIDS reaches its climax.
Theresa Nelson, 1996
2
Earthshine
It is, necessarily, painful. Yet David Young, is meditating on despair and the loss of love, has found the "day coming up again, the world enacting its own beginnings and everything moving in this earthshine.
David Young, 1988
3
Earthshine
The novel is set over a three year period. David, around whom the story is based, is a retired mining engineer who has embarked on journeys of discovery throughout West and North Africa.
Neil Thompson, 2012
4
Knack Night Sky: Decoding the Solar System, from ...
eaRthShine Some of the moon's finest visuals come when it is wholly discernible courtesy of earthshine dim light. This phenomenon is known as “earthshine.” For moonwatchers, earthshine fashions an atmospheric—some might even say ...
Nicholas Nigro
5
Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Long ...
APPENDIX: WAVEBANDS FOR TRIPLE-BAND FPAS - PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS The potential for three LWIR wavebands to eliminate the earthshine dilution of target signals in dual-waveband pairs which otherwise corrupts the ...
Sheng S. Li, 1999
6
Exoplanets
Observational studies of Earth as an exoplanet have therefore had to rely not on satellite data but instead primarily on Earthshine measurements and observations of Earth from interplanetary spacecraft en route to other scientific targets. 3.1.1.
Sara Seager, 2010
7
How to Photograph the Moon and Planets with Your Digital Camera
Earthshine. Figure 7.8 was taken with the camera without the telescope very early in the morning. Jupiter can just be seen as a tiny white spot, bottom right. However, the naked eye could see the reflection of Earth's light on the remainder of the ...
Tony Buick, Philip Pugh, 2011
8
Math and Literature, Grades 6-8
In the first chapter of the novel Earthshine, written by Theresa Nelson (1994), Isaiah tells Slim about the Hungry Valley, a magic valley where the miracle man, the Water of Life, and other miracles can be found. He tells her about the Dragon  ...
Jennifer M. Bay-Williams, Sherri L. Martinie, 2004
9
The 50 Best Sights in Astronomy and How to See Them: ...
... is near it on a particular night (see Sight 22). In this chapter, we will concentrate on two special sights of the lunar crescent: the eerie but lovely glow of earthshine and the golden thread or eyelash of an ultrathin “young moon” or “old moon.” ...
Fred Schaaf, 2007
10
Highlights of Astronomy:
Earthshine Another possibility is to use the Moon as a giant reflector and to observe ashen light or Earthshine. Earthshine can be seen on the dark part of the Moon during the first or the last days of the lunar cycle. This corresponds to a Earth ...
Karel van der Hucht, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EARTHSHINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term earthshine is used in the context of the following news items.
1
NASA Astronaut Takes 'Earthshine' Selfies
The astronaut showed how his selfies using "earthshine" filters differ in a matter of seconds. (Photo : Scott Kelly/Twitter). A NASA astronaut ... «Headlines & Global News, Jun 15»
2
Patrick Poitevin: What to look out for in the night sky this week
Look for the Earthshine on the Moon at 10.30pm. After midnight, at 12.51am, a very bright Iridium flare is visible in the South West at an altitude ... «Ashbourne News Telegraph, Jun 15»
3
Tricia Fogle explains the inspiration behind her new business, Life …
Here Fogle is seen ziplining at the Earthshine Discovery Center where her retreats are held. Photos courtesy of Life of Energy Retreats. «Mountain Xpress, Jun 15»
4
NASA astronaut takes selfie with 'earthshine'
This image shows him with the 'earthshine' over the Mediterranean Sea. (CNN) — Earthlings can take selfies with sticks, voice commands, and ... «fox13now.com, Jun 15»
5
Smiling moon phenomenon to be visible this Saturday
Stargazers will also be able to view the Earthshine phenomenon which is a soft, faint glow on the shadowed part of the moon caused by the ... «Thailand National News Bureau, Jun 15»
6
Ramadan moon unlikely to be sighted Wednesday
The Moon is not visible at this time except when it is seen in silhouette during a solar eclipse or illuminated by earthshine. In non-astronomical ... «SAMAA TV, Jun 15»
7
Moon Myths: Looking at Lunar Tall Tales
by David Dickinson on May 21, 2015. A waxing crescent Moon+Earthshine setting over southwest London. Image credit and copyright: Roger Hutchinson. «Universe Today, May 15»
8
See Venus and the moon shine bright tonight
Look also for Earthshine; sunlight that is reflected off the Earth and directed toward the moon. That reflected light from the Earth is what is dimly ... «CBS News, May 15»
9
See it! Best photos of moon, Venus, Jupiter
Moon on Friday night – May 22, 2015 – with earthshine, via EarthSky Facebook friend Eileen Claffey. Thanks, Eileen! Moonset on May 22 as ... «EarthSky, May 15»
10
Lunar 'Fountain of Youth' Challenge / Mercury Returns with Gusto
Earthshine gets easier to see as the Moon moves further from the Sun and ... you'll also see the full outline of the Moon thanks to earthshine. «Universe Today, Apr 15»

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