midnight sun
The phenomenon occurring when the Sun does not set but only approaches the horizon at…The phenomenon occurring when the Sun does not set but only approaches the horizon at midnight; it occurs near the summer solstice in the polar regions.
» The midnight sun is a fantastic natural phenomenon.
Die Mitternachtssonne ist ein phantastisches Naturschauspiel.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The phenomenon occurring when the Sun does not set but only approaches the horizon at midnight; it occurs near the summer solstice in the polar regions.
Mitternachtssonne
полуно́чное со́лнцеpolunóčnoje sólnce
- the sun visible at midnight (inside the Arctic or Antarctic Circles)
Examples
2 sentencesThe midnight sun is a fantastic natural phenomenon.
deDie Mitternachtssonne ist ein phantastisches Naturschauspiel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
When it's already dark in Munich, the midnight sun is still shining in Norway.
deWenn es in München schon dunkel ist, dann scheint in Norwegen noch die Mitternachtssonne. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Forms
plural: midnight suns| Singular | midnight sun |
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uncountable
Word family
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