earth·shine (ûrth sh n )n. The sunlight reflected from the earth's surface that illuminates part of the moon not directly lighted by the sun. Also called earthlight. |
earthshine [ˈɜːθˌʃaɪn], earthlight
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(Astronomy) the ashen light reflected from the earth, which illuminates the new moon when it is not receiving light directly from the sun
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