black drop effect

noun

An optical effect, occurring during the transit of an object in front of the Sun, by which light is bent around the object, causing it to look stretched out.

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Meanings

nounblack drop effect (plural black drop effects)

plural black drop effects

  1. astronomyAn optical effect, occurring during the transit of an object in front of the Sun, by which light is bent around the object, causing it to look stretched out.
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