Sunglint
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sunglint is a noun meaning An optical phenomenon that occurs when sunlight reflects off the surface of water (an ocean, lake or river) directly towards a satellite sensor viewing the surface, so that in the sunglint area of a satellite image, smooth water appears as a silvery mirror, while rougher surface water is relatively dark.
Meaning
An optical phenomenon that occurs when sunlight reflects off the surface of water (an ocean, lake or river) directly towards a satellite sensor viewing the surface, so that in the sunglint area of a satellite image, smooth water appears as a silvery mirror, while rougher surface water is relatively dark.
Example Sentences
The water gets its eerie hue from sunglint, an optical phenomenon that occurs when sunlight reflects directly from the water’s surface into the camera lens.
Word Forms
- sunglints
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sunglade, sylvanshine, backshine, sunblink, snowlight, snowblindness.
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