mirage

[ mi-rahzh ]

/ mɪˈrɑʒ /

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noun

an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air.

something illusory, without substance or reality.

(initial capital letter)Military. any of a series of supersonic, delta-wing, multirole French fighter-bombers.

Origin of mirage

1795–1805; <French, equivalent to (se) mir(er) to look at (oneself), be reflected (<Latin mīrārī to wonder at) + -age-age

SYNONYMS FOR mirage

2 illusion, phantom, fancy.

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Words nearby mirage

miracle play, miraculous, miraculous fruit, mirador, Miraflores, mirage, Miʿraj, Miramar, Miranda, Miranda decision, Mirandize

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Example sentences from the Web for mirage

There are landmarks and there are mirages, and the mirages need maps most of all.
Fast-Food Buffets Are a Thing of the Past. Some Doubt They Ever Even Existed.|MM Carrigan|September 29, 2020|Eater
I found it beckoning, almost like a mirage, in the form of the Vino Volo wine bar.
Beer Countries vs. Wine Countries|Clive Irving|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The ER—at least on the surface—is a mirage to many of these inconveniences.
‘Code Black’: An M.D. on How to Fix Our Emergency Room Crisis|Ryan McGarry|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This week they got Mike Tyson and Razor Ruddock over at the Mirage, where the fake volcano blows up every twenty minutes.
The Stacks: Harold Conrad Was Many Things, But He Was Never, Ever Dull|Mark Jacobson|March 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The stability the military purports to bring to Egypt is a mirage; seeking shelter in its cool waters will prove disastrous.
The Egypt Crackdown and Israeli-Palestinian Talks|Ali Gharib|August 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Instead, just as one who prefers a dreamworld to reality predictably would, what he saw (and responded to) is a mirage.
David In Wonderland|Hussein Ibish|March 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
North of the spur a large flat plain extends, and here the mirage was marvellously perplexing.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 1 (of 2)|Sven Hedin
Its socialism is a mirage, not a reality, and the matter-force law renders it necessarily so.
Communism and Christianism|William Montgomery Brown
Yet there is one people who cannot view the past through a mirage.
The Maid-At-Arms|Robert W. Chambers
They plunged into a pine wood and climbed for another two hours, the summit always vanishing before them like a mirage.
Jerry|Jean Webster
When the singing ended, the mirage faded, and Nilkanta of the stage appeared again, with his wild elf-locks.
Mashi and Other Stories|Rabindranath Tagore

British Dictionary definitions for mirage

mirage

/ (mɪˈrɑːʒ) /

noun

an image of a distant object or sheet of water, often inverted or distorted, caused by atmospheric refraction by hot air

something illusory

Word Origin for mirage

C19: from French, from (se) mirer to be reflected

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for mirage

mirage

[ mĭ-räzh′ ]

An image formed under certain atmospheric conditions, in which objects appear to be reflected or displaced or in which nonexistent objects seem to appear. For example, the difference in the index of refraction between a low layer of very hot air and a higher level of cold air can cause light rays, travelling down from an object (such as the sky or a cloud) and passing through ever warmer air, to be refracted back up again. An observer viewing these light rays perceives them coming up off the ground, and thus sees the inverted image of the object, which appears lower than the object really is. In this way the sky itself can be reflected, resulting in the mirage of a distant lake.

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释义	mirage [ mi-rahzh ] / mɪˈrɑʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mirage ON THESAURUS.COM noun an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air. something illusory, without substance or reality. (initial capital letter)Military. any of a series of supersonic, delta-wing, multirole French fighter-bombers. Origin of mirage 1795–1805; <French, equivalent to (se) mir(er) to look at (oneself), be reflected (<Latin mīrārī to wonder at) + -age-age SYNONYMS FOR mirage 2 illusion, phantom, fancy. SEE SYNONYMS FOR mirage ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby mirage miracle play, miraculous, miraculous fruit, mirador, Miraflores, mirage, Miʿraj, Miramar, Miranda, Miranda decision, Mirandize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mirage There are landmarks and there are mirages, and the mirages need maps most of all. Fast-Food Buffets Are a Thing of the Past. Some Doubt They Ever Even Existed.\|MM Carrigan\|September 29, 2020\|Eater I found it beckoning, almost like a mirage, in the form of the Vino Volo wine bar. Beer Countries vs. Wine Countries\|Clive Irving\|December 7, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The ER—at least on the surface—is a mirage to many of these inconveniences. ‘Code Black’: An M.D. on How to Fix Our Emergency Room Crisis\|Ryan McGarry\|June 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST This week they got Mike Tyson and Razor Ruddock over at the Mirage, where the fake volcano blows up every twenty minutes. The Stacks: Harold Conrad Was Many Things, But He Was Never, Ever Dull\|Mark Jacobson\|March 8, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The stability the military purports to bring to Egypt is a mirage; seeking shelter in its cool waters will prove disastrous. The Egypt Crackdown and Israeli-Palestinian Talks\|Ali Gharib\|August 22, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Instead, just as one who prefers a dreamworld to reality predictably would, what he saw (and responded to) is a mirage. David In Wonderland\|Hussein Ibish\|March 20, 2013\|DAILY BEAST North of the spur a large flat plain extends, and here the mirage was marvellously perplexing. Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 1 (of 2)\|Sven Hedin Its socialism is a mirage, not a reality, and the matter-force law renders it necessarily so. Communism and Christianism\|William Montgomery Brown Yet there is one people who cannot view the past through a mirage. The Maid-At-Arms\|Robert W. Chambers They plunged into a pine wood and climbed for another two hours, the summit always vanishing before them like a mirage. Jerry\|Jean Webster When the singing ended, the mirage faded, and Nilkanta of the stage appeared again, with his wild elf-locks. Mashi and Other Stories\|Rabindranath Tagore British Dictionary definitions for mirage mirage / (mɪˈrɑːʒ) / noun an image of a distant object or sheet of water, often inverted or distorted, caused by atmospheric refraction by hot air something illusory Word Origin for mirage C19: from French, from (se) mirer to be reflected Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mirage fantasy, hallucination, delusion, phantasm, illusion, optical illusion, ignis fatuus Scientific definitions for mirage mirage [ mĭ-räzh′ ] An image formed under certain atmospheric conditions, in which objects appear to be reflected or displaced or in which nonexistent objects seem to appear. For example, the difference in the index of refraction between a low layer of very hot air and a higher level of cold air can cause light rays, travelling down from an object (such as the sky or a cloud) and passing through ever warmer air, to be refracted back up again. An observer viewing these light rays perceives them coming up off the ground, and thus sees the inverted image of the object, which appears lower than the object really is. In this way the sky itself can be reflected, resulting in the mirage of a distant lake. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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mirage

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