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fata morgana
fa·ta mor·ga·na F0049000 (fä′tə môr-gä′nə)n. See mirage.
[Italian, mirage, Morgan le Fay (from the belief that the mirage was caused by her witchcraft) : fata, fairy (from Vulgar Latin *fāta, goddess of fate; see fairy) + Morgana, Morgan le Fay; akin to Medieval Latin Morgen (ultimately of Celtic origin ; perhaps akin to Old Irish Morrígan, a powerful, often sinister female supernatural being of Irish myth).]Fata Morgana (ˈfɑːtə mɔːˈɡɑːnə; Italian ˈfaːta mɔrˈɡaːna) n (General Physics) a mirage, esp one in the Strait of Messina attributed to the sorcery of Morgan le Fay[C19: from Italian: Morgan le Fay]Fa•ta Mor•ga•na (ˈfɑ tə mɔrˈgɑ nə, -ˈgæn ə)
n. a mirage consisting of multiple images, as of cliffs and buildings, that are distorted and magnified to resemble elaborate castles. [1810–20; < Italian, translation of Morgan le Fay, associated in literature with magical castles] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | fata morgana - a mirage in the Strait of Messina (attributed to the Arthurian sorcerer Morgan le Fay)mirage - an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects |
TranslationsFata Morgana
Fata MorganaA mirage, especially one in which the viewer sees castles. The phrase is an Italian translation of "Morgan le Fay," alluding to the character in the Arthurian legend. In the 19th century, a mirage attributed to le Fay's sorcery took place in Italy's Strait of Messina. A: "Do you see that castle ahead?" B: "No, so I think you're seeing a Fata Morgana."fata morgana
fata morgana: see miragemirage
, atmospheric optical illusion in which an observer sees in the distance a nonexistent body of water or an image, sometimes distorted, of some object or of a complete scene.
..... Click the link for more information. .Fata Morgana a complex optical atmospheric phenomenon, consisting of several forms of mirage in which distant objects are seen in multiple and with various distortions. Fata morgana arises when several successive layers of air of varying density, capable of mirror reflections, form in the lower strata of the atmosphere. As a result of both reflection and the refraction of light rays, real objects produce images on the horizon or above it; each object produces several distorted images, partly overlapping and rapidly changing in time, creating the strange, fantastical picture of fata morgana. Fata Morgana[′fäd·ə ‚mȯr′gän·ə] (optics) A complex mirage characterized by multiple distortions of images, generally in the vertical, so that such objects as cliffs or cottages are distorted and magnified into fantastic castles. Fata Morganalake-dwelling sorceress and personification of chance. [Ital. Lit.: Orlando Innamorato]See: Chance
Fata Morganaesp. in the Straits of Messina: named for Morgan le Fay. [Ital. Folklore: Espy, 14]See: IllusionMedicalSeeMIRAGEfata morgana
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