crepuscular ray

Meaning

Noun

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.
A cloud shadow cast on the bright sky.

Origin

From the Latin crepusculum.

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