earthrise: Meaning and Definition of

earth•rise

Pronunciation: (ûrth'rīz"), [key]
— n. Astron.
  1. the rising of the earth above the horizon of the moon or other celestial body, viewed from that body's surface or from a spacecraft orbiting it.
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