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- Latin · derived fromcrepusculum“twilight”
- English todaycrepuscular ray
From the Latin crepusculum (“twilight”).
Words from the same roots
Latincrepusculum all →
crepusculecrepuscularcrepusculum
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
crepuscular ray
Today it means: A sunbeam seen just after sunset or just before sunrise, caused by a cloud below the horizon and dust particles in the air above the horizon. Full definition →
Latin crepusculum