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1. (n.) mirage
an optical phenomenon, esp. in the desert or at sea, by which the image of an object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air.
2. mirage
something illusory.
Etymology: (1795–1805; < F, = (se) mir(er) to look at (oneself), be reflected +-age -age)
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1. (noun) mirage
an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects
2. (noun) mirage
something illusory and unattainable
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1. (noun) mirage
an optical effect, sometimes seen on the ocean, but more frequently in deserts, due to total reflection of light at the surface common to two strata of air differently heated. The reflected image is seen, commonly in an inverted position, while the real object may or may not be in sight. When the surface is horizontal, and below the eye, the appearance is that of a sheet of water in which the object is seen reflected; when the reflecting surface is above the eye, the image is seen projected against the sky. The fata Morgana and looming are species of mirage
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Sense: an illusion of an area of water in the desert or on a road etc.
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 Afrikaans: lugspieëling |
 Arabic: سَراب |
 Bulgarian: мираж |
 Brazilian: miragem |
 Czech: fata morgana |
 German: die Luftspiegelung |
 Danish: luftspejling; fata morgan |
 Greek: αντικατοπτρισμός, οφθαλμα |
 Spanish: espejismo |
 Estonian: kangastus |
 Farsi: سراب |
 Finnish: kangastus |
 French: mirage |
 Hebrew: חֶזיוֹן תַעתוּעִים |
 Hindi: मृग मरीचिका |
 Croatian: fata morgana |
 Hungarian: délibáb |
 Indonesian: fatamorgana |
 Icelandic: hillingar, tíbrá |
 Italian: miraggio |
 Japanese: しんきろう |
 Korean: 신기루 |
 Lithuanian: miražas |
 Latvian: mirāža |
 Malay: logamaya |
 Dutch: luchtspiegeling |
 Norwegian: luftspeiling, fata morgan |
 Polish: fatamorgana, złudzenie |
 Persian: سراب |
 Pashto: سراب |
 Portuguese: miragem |
 Romanian: miraj |
 Russian: мираж |
 Slovak: fatamorgána |
 Slovenian: privid |
 Serbian: fatamorgana |
 Swedish: hägring |
 Thai: ภาพลวงตา |
 Turkish: serap |
 Taiwanese: 海市蜃樓 |
 Ukrainian: міраж |
 Urdu: سراب |
 Vietnamese: ảo ảnh |
 Chinese: 海市蜃楼 |
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