heiligenschein

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by MewBot (talk | contribs) as of 16:26, 12 November 2017.
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: Heiligenschein

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from German Heiligenschein.

Noun

heiligenschein (uncountable)

  1. An optical phenomenon which creates a bright spot around the shadow of the viewer's head, when the surface on which the shadow falls has special optical characteristics (as with dewy grass).
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=heiligenschein&oldid=48059717"