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PRONUNCIATION OF NIGHTGLOW

nightglow  [ˈnaɪtˌɡləʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NIGHTGLOW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nightglow 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 NIGHTGLOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

nightglow

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 nightglow in the English dictionary

The definition of nightglow in the dictionary is a faint light from the upper atmosphere seen in the night sky, especially in low latitudes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NIGHTGLOW


afterglow
ˈɑːftəˌɡləʊ
aglow
əˈɡləʊ
airglow
ˈɛəˌɡləʊ
alpenglow
ˈælpənˌɡləʊ
Anglo
ˈæŋɡləʊ
counterglow
ˈkaʊntəˌɡləʊ
dayglow
ˈdeɪˌɡləʊ
glow
ɡləʊ
outglow
ˌaʊtˈɡləʊ
reglow
riːˈɡləʊ
sunglow
ˈsʌnˌɡləʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NIGHTGLOW

nightclothes
nightclub
nightclubber
nightclubbing
nightdress
nighted
nightfall
nightfaring
nightfire
nightgear
nightgown
nighthawk
nightie
nighties
nightingale
Nightingale ward
nightjar
nightless
nightlife
nightlike

WORDS THAT END LIKE NIGHTGLOW

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 nightglow in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nightglow» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NIGHTGLOW

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

Translator English - Chinese

夜气辉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

resplandor nocturno
570 millions of speakers

English

nightglow
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nightglow
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

nightglow
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ночного неба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nightglow
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

nightglow
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nightglow
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelaparan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nightglow
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

夜光
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

nightglow
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngantuk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nightglow
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

nightglow
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नाइटglो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nightglow
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Nightglow
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nightglow
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нічного неба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nightglow
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nightglow
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nightglow
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Nightglow
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nightglow
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nightglow

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NIGHTGLOW»

The term «nightglow» is regularly used and occupies the 98.819 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NIGHTGLOW» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NIGHTGLOW»

Discover the use of nightglow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nightglow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Light of the Night Sky
particularized for specific studies - for example, day airglow (or dayglow), twilight airglow, night airglow (nightglow). 4.1. The Nightglow - Static or Dynamic? The comparative difficulty in 'seeing' the nightglow has led to its being described as a  ...
F. Roach, Janet L. Gordon, 1973
2
Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics: An Introductory Text
Probably more energy is available from this process than is observed or inferred for the O2 nightglow emissions and the difference is to be explained by collisional deactivation. There are various processes that could give rise to continuum ...
John Marshall, R. Alan Plumb, 1965
3
Progress and Problems in Atmospheric Chemistry
"the non-polar aurora," as the nightglow was sometimes called, seemed reasonable. Although mistaken, the belief was long held. As late as 1953 Herzberg31 wrote that the Vegard-Kaplan system "is generally agreed to be present in the ...
John Roger Barker, 1995
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The Earth as a Distant Planet: A Rosetta Stone for the ...
Nightglow is produced by chemiluminescence, the emission of radiation resulting from chemical reactions at a height of between 100 and 300km. The main emphasis is on the molecular emissions of OH and O2 from the mesosphere and  ...
M. Vázquez, E. Pallé, P. Montañés Rodríguez, 2010
5
Comparative Climatology of Terrestrial Planets
Morphology of Venus nightglow. Nightglow 4πImax LTmax 4πImean hpeak (km) Comment O2(1Δg) 1.27 μm 1.6 MR 0 hr 0.5 MR 98 VEX, solar min; Soret et al. ( 2012) NO, γ and δ bands 10.6 kR 2 hr 2.2 kR 115 PV, solar max; Bougher et al.
Stephen J. Mackwell, Amy A. Simon-Miller, Jerald W. Harder, 2014
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The Upper Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere: A Review of ...
REFERENCES Bates, D. R., Excitation and quenching of the oxygen bands in the nightglow. Planet. Space Sci, 36, 875-881, 1988. Bates, D. R., Oxygen band system transition arrays Planet. Space Sci., 37, 881-887, 1989. Bates, D. R. ...
R. M. Johnson, T. L. Killeen, 1995
7
Comparative Aeronomy
This ideal situation is presently far from being realized in our study of the Venus and Mars upper atmospheres (e.g. Bougher et al. 1997, 2006a, 2006b). Instead, creative application of available nightglow observations at both Venus and Mars,  ...
Andrew F. Nagy, Andre Balogh, Thomas E. Cravens, 2008
8
Progress in Atmospheric Physics: Proceedings of the 15th ...
3s S - 2p P at 1356A (Barth and Schaffner 1970, Hicks and Chubb 1970) in the nightglow at tropical latitudes. A spectrum obtained during a rocket flight has shown that 1304 and 1356A occur in the mid- latitude nightglow (Brune et al 1978) .
R. Rodrigo, 1988
9
ADV ELECTRONICS ELECTRON PHYSICS
The covariance of the nightglow sodium D emission and OH emissions has been pointed out by Barbier (24). These two nightglow components seem to occur in approximately the same regions of the atmosphere. XI. Nightglow From The 02 ...
Ladislaus Marton, 1963
10
Venus II--geology, Geophysics, Atmosphere, and Solar Wind ...
2A) over 35 orbits were statistically averaged and show that the NO(0,1) 8 -band nightglow typically exhibits a bright spot reaching 1 .9±0.6 kilo-Rayleigh (kR) near LT = 0200 just south of the equator (Bougher et al. 1990; Stewart et al. 1980 ).
Stephen Wesley Bougher, Donald M. Hunten, Roger J. Phillips, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NIGHTGLOW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nightglow is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Up, up and away at the Tivertoon Balloon and Music Festival!
One of the event's impressive highlights is the illuminated nightglow on the Friday and Saturday evenings, when balloonists give a dazzling fire ... «Midweek Herald, Jun 15»
2
Focusing in on arthropods of the West
Whether they're skimming a rain puddle's ephemeral mirror or feeling out the nightglow of a porch light, arthropods are utterly accessible to all. «High Country News, Jun 15»
3
New Xenoblade X Stream Shows Environments, Mech Combat, and …
The five continents of Planet Mira are named Primordia (the initial continent), Noctilum (the Forest of Nightglow), Oblivia (the Valley of Oblivion), ... «RPGFan, Apr 15»
4
Top five things to do this weekend
... like the mass ascension from Innes Common on Wednesday, as well as the tried and true Nightglow at the University of Waikato on Saturday ... «Waikato Times, Mar 15»
5
Balloons Over Waikato set to wow
Another first this year is Nic Norris taking charge of the Zuru Nightglow at the University of Waikato. It's his debut in glow choreography - "so no ... «Stuff.co.nz, Mar 15»
6
Up, up, and away
“A fireworks display and nightglow culminates the four-day event the following evening.” However, the fiesta is more than just a spectator event. “The PIHABF ... «MICE News Philippines, Feb 15»
7
International Hot Air Balloon Festival's 19th year
A fireworks display and nightglow culminates the four-day event the following evening. As part of this year's activities, PIHABF also launched ... «Manila Standard Today, Feb 15»
8
27th Annual Hillsboro Balloon Fest & Fair
Come for the weekend and explore one of Hillsborough's many small town attractions. Admission is free! Balloon lift offs, tethered rides and nightglow events ... «NewHampshire.com, Jan 15»
9
Noah's Ark to float over Waikato
And about 80,000 people attended the event's crowning glory - the Nightglow at Waikato University. This year the festival has a new backer ... «Waikato Times, Jan 15»
10
SkyMall Bankruptcy: The Top 10 Products We Never Needed
Tieks Girl (@tieks) January 23, 2015. Who wouldn't want a 7-foot tall prehistoric garden accessory? 10. Nightglow Toilet Seat ($49.99) ... «ABC News, Jan 15»

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