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How do you use Noctilucent in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like bright, plus the exact meaning.

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Noctilucent in a sentence

Noctilucent meaning

Shining or glowing at night, especially of very high-altitude clouds that reflect sunlight long after sunset; nightshining.

Synonyms of Noctilucent

bright

Related words

Other words often associated with Noctilucent or its synonyms:

shining luminous aglow coruscant shiny lucent glinting lustrous brilliant lambent gleaming

Using Noctilucent

  • The main meaning on this page is: Shining or glowing at night, especially of very high-altitude clouds that reflect sunlight long after sunset; nightshining.
  • Useful related words include: bright.
  • In the example corpus, noctilucent often appears in combinations such as: noctilucent clouds, name noctilucent.

Context around Noctilucent

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 5 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

name 2× tenuous 1× mesosphere 1× clouds 1× subtypes 1×

Often after:

clouds 4× night 1× means 1× cloud 1× extremely 1×

Sentence patterns with Noctilucent

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

and subtypes noctilucent extremely high 1× image of noctilucent clouds after 1× latin name noctilucent because of 1× mesospheric clouds noctilucent cloud over 1× noctilucent clouds are 1× noctilucent clouds may 1× noctilucent means night 1× of tenuous noctilucent night shining 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

alloa based bbc 1× at still higher 1× he proposed the 1× noctilucent clouds are 1× noctilucent clouds may 1× polar mesospheric clouds 1×

Common sentence endings:

and before sunrise 1× for night shining 1× in its vicinity 1× in the mesosphere 1× in the summer 1× or orange hue 1×

Words around Noctilucent

Just before it in the word index:

nocsae 2 nocs 23 nocopyrightsounds 2 nocopo 2 nocona 46 noco 9

Just after it in the word index:

noctis 3 noctor 2 noctorum 3 noctowl 2 noctua 3 noctuid 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Noctilucent

  • In this selection, "noctilucent" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 17.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, name, tenuous, mesosphere, clouds, night and means stand out and add context to how "noctilucent" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and subtypes noctilucent extremely high and image of noctilucent clouds after. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "noctilucent" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with noctilucent

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

Noctilucent means "night shining". (4 words)

Noctilucent clouds are located in the mesosphere. (7 words)

He proposed the name noctilucent which is Latin for night shining. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Polar mesospheric clouds Noctilucent cloud over Estonia main Polar mesospheric clouds form at a single extreme altitude range of about convert and are consequently not classified into more than one étage. (31 words)

If we can find it, then we should be alert for the occasional appearance of tenuous noctilucent (“night-shining”) clouds in its vicinity. (23 words)

At still higher altitudes up in the mesosphere, noctilucent clouds made of ice crystals are sometimes seen in polar regions in the summer. (23 words)

Example sentences (10)

If we can find it, then we should be alert for the occasional appearance of tenuous noctilucent (“night-shining”) clouds in its vicinity.

Alloa-based BBC Weather Watcher Mr C took this image of noctilucent clouds after midnight from Horgabost beach in the Western Isles.

Noctilucent means "night shining".

At still higher altitudes up in the mesosphere, noctilucent clouds made of ice crystals are sometimes seen in polar regions in the summer.

He proposed the name noctilucent which is Latin for night shining.

Noctilucent clouds are located in the mesosphere.

Noctilucent clouds may occasionally take on more of a red or orange hue.

Polar mesospheric clouds Noctilucent cloud over Estonia main Polar mesospheric clouds form at a single extreme altitude range of about convert and are consequently not classified into more than one étage.

They are given the Latin name noctilucent because of their illumination well after sunset and before sunrise.

Types and subtypes Noctilucent (extremely high cirriform) *Type 1: The first type is characterized by very tenuous filaments resembling cirrus fibratus.

Common combinations with noctilucent

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "noctilucent" in a sentence?
An example: "If we can find it, then we should be alert for the occasional appearance of tenuous noctilucent (“night-shining”) clouds in its vicinity." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "noctilucent" from authentic English texts.
What does "noctilucent" mean?
Noctilucent means: Shining or glowing at night, especially of very high-altitude clouds that reflect sunlight long after sunset; nightshining.
What are synonyms of "noctilucent"?
Common synonyms of "noctilucent" include: bright.
How many example sentences with "noctilucent" are there?
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