serabn.

/sɛˈrɑːb/

Forms: Also sirab.

Etymology: < Arabic sarāb.

A mirage.

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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > optical illusion > [noun] > an optical illusion > mirage

mirage1812

seraba1835

mountain spectre1880

a1835 F. D. Hemans Superstition & Revelation in Wks. (1839) III. 87 Suns of blasting light perchance illume The glistening Serab which illudes his eye.

1839 Penny Cycl. XV. 261/2 This kind of mirage is not peculiar to Egypt; it is known in Persia also, where it is called Serab or Sir-ab (miraculous water).

1883 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 50/2 When the soil is parched up the appearance of the mirage (seráb) is very common.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	serab
释义	serabn. /sɛˈrɑːb/ Forms: Also sirab. Etymology: < Arabic sarāb. A mirage. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > optical illusion > [noun] > an optical illusion > mirage mirage1812 seraba1835 mountain spectre1880 a1835 F. D. Hemans Superstition & Revelation in Wks. (1839) III. 87 Suns of blasting light perchance illume The glistening Serab which illudes his eye. 1839 Penny Cycl. XV. 261/2 This kind of mirage is not peculiar to Egypt; it is known in Persia also, where it is called Serab or Sir-ab (miraculous water). 1883 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 50/2 When the soil is parched up the appearance of the mirage (seráb) is very common. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.a1835
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