noc·ti·lu·cent (n k t -l  snt)adj. Luminous at night. Used especially of certain high clouds. |
noctilucent [ˌnɒktɪˈluːsənt]
adj
shining at night, usu. of very thin high altitude clouds observable in the summer twilight sky
noctilucence n
| noctilucent (nkt-lsnt) Luminous at night. The term is used especially to describe certain high atmospheric cloud formations visible during summer nights at high latitudes. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | noctilucent - shining or glowing by night; "the noctilucent eyes of a cat" bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" |
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