Usually means: Emission of light in darkness.
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General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. nightglow: Merriam-Webster
  2. nightglow: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. nightglow: Collins English Dictionary
  4. nightglow: Wordnik
  5. nightglow: Wiktionary
  6. nightglow: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. nightglow: Dictionary.com
  8. nightglow: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. nightglow: Encyclopedia

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Nightglow: Extragalactic Astronomy

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Glossary of Meteorology (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (nightglow)

▸ noun:  An airglow at night.

Similar:
glower, wonder glow, wonder-glow, glooming, gloam, counterglow, glowlamp, weather-gleam, glow-lamp, glint, more...

Opposite:
daylight, sunshine, brightness

Types:
airglow, aurora, light pollution, more...

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Similar:
glower, wonder glow, wonder-glow, glooming, gloam, counterglow, glowlamp, weather-gleam, glow-lamp, glint, more...

Opposite:
daylight, sunshine, brightness

Types:
airglow, aurora, light pollution, more...



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