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sunset

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002699

The phenomenon of the sun's daily disappearance below the western horizon as a result of the earth's rotation. The word is often used to refer to the time at which the last part of the sun disappears below the horizon in the evening at a given location.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002699
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
See alsoSunrise
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002699",
  "term": "sunset",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The phenomenon of the sun's daily disappearance below the western horizon as a result of the earth's rotation. The word is often used to refer to the time at which the last part of the sun disappears below the horizon in the evening at a given location.",
  "see_also": [
    "Sunrise"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/sunset/"
}

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