GREEN FLASH Definition & Meaning

green flash

noun

a green coloration of the upper portion of the sun, caused by atmospheric refraction and occasionally seen as the sun rises above or sinks below the horizon.

green flash

noun

astronomy a flash of bright green light sometimes seen as the sun passes below the horizon, caused by a combination of the dispersion, scattering, and refraction of light

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Origin of green flash¹

First recorded in 1910–15

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Another, Marco, said he experience a light green flash.

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As Flabby Tabby sat there, chewing his final treat with a stupid expression on his face, I pressed the button, closed my eyes against the green flash, and...

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And then, in the background, I saw the green flash.

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I’d just picked up the latest Americaman comic to read for the millionth time when it happened—a bright green flash lighting up the sky outside the window.

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It was the green flash that woke me.

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