The property of the atmosphere by which objects appear to be higher than they really are, and in certain cases producing the effect called deceptio visus, and fata morgana.
·noun An inhabitant of the earth. II. Terrestrial ·adj Representing, or consisting of, the earth; a...
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·noun The act of refracting, or the state of being refracted. II. Refraction ·noun The correction w...
An inflection of the rays of light: that property of the atmosphere which bends the rays of light in...
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