Complete Definition of "mirage"

wikipedia|Mirage
English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-���|-���

Noun
en-noun

  1. An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, giving the appearance of there being refuge in the distance.

Translations

Chinese: 海���, 海��楼
French: mirage m
German: Trugbild n
Greek: αν�ικα�ο���ι�μ�� m
mid
Japanese: ��楼
Korean: �기루
Norwegian: Luftspeiling m
Portuguese: miragem f
Russian: ми�аж m (mirazh)
Spanish: espejismo m

Dutch: Fata morgana

See also
fata Morgana
illusion
optical illusion
w:Mirage|Wikipedia article on mirages


French

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /mi.�a�/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /mi.RaZ?/

Noun
mirage m (plural mirages)

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