| Mirage (mirage) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Mi`rage" |
| [F., fr. mirer
to look at carefully, to aim, se mirer to look at one's self
in a glass, to reflect, to be reflected, LL. mirare to look
at. See Mirror.] |
An optical effect, sometimes seen on the
ocean, but more frequently in deserts, due to total reflection of
light at the surface common to two strata of air differently heated.
The reflected image is seen, commonly in an inverted position, while
the real object may or may not be in sight. When the surface is
horizontal, and below the eye, the appearance is that of a sheet of
water in which the object is seen reflected; when the reflecting
surface is above the eye, the image is seen projected against the
sky. The fata Morgana and looming are species of
mirage.
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