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nounlight pillar (plural light pillars)
plural light pillars
- A visual phenomenon created by the reflection of light from ice crystals with near-horizontal parallel planar surfaces.
Synonyms: ice pillar
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA visual phenomenon created by the reflection of light from ice crystals with near-horizontal parallel planar surfaces.
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light pillar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20pillar
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“light pillar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20pillar. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “light pillar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20pillar.
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