anticrepuscular
nounmasculinetécnico/ɐ̃tikɾɨˈpuʃkulu/rare
an·ti·cre·pús·cu·lo
Definition
An atmospheric optical phenomenon that occurs on the horizon opposite the sun, after sunset or before sunrise, characterized by a band of pinkish or brownish light.
Photographers waited for the anticrepuscular to capture the sky's colors.
The anticrepuscular is a less known phenomenon than twilight.
Common collocations
anticrepuscular phenomenonanticrepuscular bandobserve the anticrepuscular
Etymology
Do prefixo grego 'anti-' (contra, oposto) + 'crepúsculo', do latim 'crepusculum' (penumbra, luz fraca).