Meaning Of The Word Baily's beads
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Baily's beads in American English
bright spots visible along the rim of the moon during a total eclipse of the sun, just before or after totality, caused by sunlight passing through the moon's valleys and clefts plural noun: spots of light that appear to encircle the moon, resembling a string of luminous beads, visible immediately before and after a total eclipse, caused by the sun's light shining between the mountains on the moon's surface Baily's beads in British English plural noun: the brilliant points of sunlight that appear briefly around the moon, just before and after a total eclipse |
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