Fata-morgana synonyms
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mirage (related)
An optical illusion in which the image of a distant object, as a ship or an oasis, is made to appear nearby, floating in air, inverted, etc.: it is caused by the refraction of light rays from the object through layers of air having different densities as the result of unequal temperature distributions
autoluminescence
chemiluminescence
Visible light produced by chemical action and not accompanied by heat, including bioluminescence
electroluminescence
Emission of light caused by electric discharge in a gas.
(Biochemistry) Any one of a group of enzymes that produce bioluminescence by oxidizing luciferin.
luciferin
(Biochemistry) Any of a class of polycyclic heterocycles that are responsible for the bioluminescence of fireflies, being converted to oxyluciferin by luciferase in the process.
photoluminescence
(Physics) luminescence following the absorption of a photon.
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radioluminescence
Luminescence produced by bombardment with ionizing radiation
triboluminescence
Luminescence resulting from friction, observed at the surface of certain crystalline materials
Find another word for fata-morgana. In this page you can discover 9 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for fata-morgana, like: mirage, autoluminescence, chemiluminescence, electroluminescence, luciferase, luciferin, photoluminescence, radioluminescence and triboluminescence.