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Anticorona

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000224

A rare optical phenomenon appearing as a set of colored rings, similar to a corona, but observed in the direction opposite to the light source. It forms when light is diffracted by water droplets in a cloud or fog, with the observer positioned between the sun and the cloud. This effect is often seen from aircraft looking down on clouds.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-000224
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectOptics and imaging
TranslationsGerman: Antikrone; Spanish: anticorona; French: anticorona
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000224",
  "term": "Anticorona",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A rare optical phenomenon appearing as a set of colored rings, similar to a corona, but observed in the direction opposite to the light source. It forms when light is diffracted by water droplets in a cloud or fog, with the observer positioned between the sun and the cloud. This effect is often seen from aircraft looking down on clouds.",
  "subject": "Optics and imaging",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Antikrone",
    "es": "anticorona",
    "fr": "anticorona"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/anticorona/"
}

Record 240 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.