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air•glow
Pronunciation: (âr'glō"), [key]—
n.
a dim light from the upper atmosphere caused by emissions from atoms and molecules ionized by solar radiation: observed at night
(nightglow), during the day
(dayglow), and at twilight
(twilight glow), with each having slightly different characteristics.
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