单词 | sky-shine |
释义 | > as lemmassky-shine sky-shine n. (a) illumination of the sky resulting from light being scattered by the atmosphere (now rare); (b) (Nuclear Physics) radiation that is scattered by the atmosphere and reflected toward the ground. ΚΠ 1898 Brit. Jrnl. Photogr. 45 66/2 The brightness of the field, due to what might be called sky-shine. 1946 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 90 14/1 The sky-shine, or radiation reflected down by the air, assumed a new importance. 2014 K. M. Goel in K. M. Goel & R. Carachi Hutchison's Atlas Pediatric Physical Diagnosis v. 77/2 Deficiency of vitamin D..arose principally due to the limited amount of sunshine and skyshine in northern latitudes. 2015 C. Pellegrino To Hell & Back v. 95 The nearly one-foot-thick wall that stood between the boy and the bomb intercepted almost ninety percent of this radiation. Still, the wall could not protect him from the sky-shine effect. < as lemmas |
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