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Mirages meaning

plural of mirage

Using Mirages

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of mirage
  • In the example corpus, mirages often appears in combinations such as: mirages are, superior mirages, the mirages.

Context around Mirages

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

superior 4× inferior 2× desert 1× highway 1× rain 1× disperse 1× two 1× case 1× sent 1×

Often after:

finally 1× may 1× evolve 1× lost 1× pilots 1× left 1× seen 1×

Sentence patterns with Mirages

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

any case mirages are usually 1× called desert mirages or highway 1× cleared the mirages to attack 1× create rain mirages and even 1× layers several mirages may mix 1× night time mirages the conditions 1× of inferior mirages are often 1× of the mirages lost on 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

combat broke out 1× immediately after the 1× in any case 1× it stated that 1× night time mirages 1× rainbows and mirages 1×

Common sentence endings:

2 image mirage 1× argentine pilot survived 1× causing double images 1× descended to engage 1× during the war 1× earth s curvature 1×

Words around Mirages

Just before it in the word index:

miragen 5 mirage 225 miraflores 16 mirae 75 mirador 17 mirada 15

Just after it in the word index:

miraglia 2 mirai 39 miraidon 2 miraitowa 2 miraj 4 miral 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aav 22 abdicating 22 abductor 22 abh 22 abhorred 22 abidal 22

Corpus analysis for Mirages

  • In this selection, "mirages" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, superior, inferior, desert, finally, may and evolve stand out and add context to how "mirages" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include any case mirages are usually and called desert mirages or highway. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mirages" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mirages

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Rainbows and mirages are examples of optical phenomena. (8 words)

She can create rain, mirages, and even a thundercloud. (9 words)

These kinds of inferior mirages are often called "desert mirages" or "highway mirages". (13 words)

Longer example sentences

This effect is responsible for mirages seen on hot days: a change in index of refraction air with height causes light rays to bend, creating the appearance of specular reflections in the distance (as if on the surface of a pool of water). (43 words)

Combat broke out between Sea Harrier FRS Mk 1 fighters of No. 801 Naval Air Squadron and Mirage III fighters of Grupo 8. Both sides refused to fight at the other's best altitude, until two Mirages finally descended to engage. (41 words)

Superior mirages are in general less common than inferior mirages, but, when they do occur, they tend to be more stable, as cold air has no tendency to move up and warm air has no tendency to move down. (39 words)

Example sentences (17)

These kinds of inferior mirages are often called "desert mirages" or "highway mirages".

Superior mirages are in general less common than inferior mirages, but, when they do occur, they tend to be more stable, as cold air has no tendency to move up and warm air has no tendency to move down.

She can create rain, mirages, and even a thundercloud.

Similarly, the Fortress seems to allow Kal-El to disperse mirages of himself to fool the villains.

Combat broke out between Sea Harrier FRS Mk 1 fighters of No. 801 Naval Air Squadron and Mirage III fighters of Grupo 8. Both sides refused to fight at the other's best altitude, until two Mirages finally descended to engage.

If there are several temperature layers, several mirages may mix, perhaps causing double images.

Immediately after the exchange, at 1:57 pm, the chief air controller, Lieutenant-Colonel Shmuel Kislev, cleared the Mirages to attack.

In any case, mirages are usually not larger than about half a degree high (same apparent size as the sun and moon) and from objects only a few kilometers away.

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In these three frames, the superior mirages evolve from a 3-image mirage (an inverted image between two erect ones) to a 5-image mirage, and then back to a 2-image mirage.

It stated that one of the Mirages lost on 1 May had collided with a Sea Harrier and the Argentine pilot survived.

Night-time mirages The conditions for producing a mirage can take place at night.

Rainbows and mirages are examples of optical phenomena.

Superior mirages can have a striking effect due to the Earth's curvature.

The book also claims that Israel sold weapons and drop tanks in a secret operation in Peru. citation citation Peru also openly sent "Mirages, pilots and missiles" to Argentina during the war.

The Mirages left after expending their ammunition, and were replaced by two Dassault Mysteres armed with napalm bombs, flown by Captain Yossi Zuk and his wingman, Yaakov Hamermish.

The two lower frames and the main frame all show superior mirages of the Farallon Islands.

This effect is responsible for mirages seen on hot days: a change in index of refraction air with height causes light rays to bend, creating the appearance of specular reflections in the distance (as if on the surface of a pool of water).

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Common combinations with mirages

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mirages" in a sentence?
An example: "These kinds of inferior mirages are often called "desert mirages" or "highway mirages"." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "mirages" from authentic English texts.
What does "mirages" mean?
Mirages means: plural of mirage
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