earthlight

[ urth-lahyt ]

noun

, Astronomy.

1. earthshine.

earthlight

/ ˈɜːθˌlaɪt /

noun

1. See earthshine
   another name for earthshine

Word History and Origins

Origin of earthlight¹

First recorded in 1805–15; earth + light ¹

Example Sentences

By comparison, this greater portion was dark, though illuminated by earthlight far brighter than any moonlight on Earth.

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Even in the earthlight the kaleidoscopic colors were vivid in their changing reds and blues and yellow sheens.

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Its many facets were smooth and polished; they made mirrors, many of them, for the earthlight reflected from the crater mouth.

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He stopped there, his great figure etched sharply by the Earthlight.

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And now I saw Wilks plainly, standing in the Earthlight, gazing down.

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