Definitions for fata morgana
ˈfɑ tə mɔrˈgɑ nə, -ˈgæn əfa·ta mor·gana

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fata morgananoun

   a mirage in the Strait of Messina (attributed to the Arthurian sorcerer Morgan le Fay)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fata Morgananoun

   A form of mirage caused by a temperature inversion in the atmosphere.

2. fata morgananoun

   A mirage, especially one seen in the Strait of Messina

3. Etymology: From translation of w:Morgan le Fay (fata)

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1. fata morgana

   A Fata Morgana is a complex type of mirage that is seen in a narrow band right above the horizon. It is an Italian term named after the Arthurian sorceress, Morgan le Fay, and is believed to originate from the belief that these mirages were fairy castle created by her witchcraft to lure sailors to their death. This type of mirage distorts the object or objects which it is based on significantly, often making them unrecognizable. It can be seen on land or at sea, in polar regions or deserts. This optical phenomenon occurs because rays of light are bent when they pass through air layers of different temperatures.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fata Morgana

   a kind of mirage by which distant objects appear inverted, distorted, displaced, or multiplied. It is noticed particularly at the Straits of Messina, between Calabria and Sicily

2. Etymology: [It.; -- so called because this phenomenon was looked upon as the work of a fairy (It. fata) of the name of Morgna. See Fairy.]

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1. Fata Morgana

   Fata Morgana is a film by Werner Herzog, shot in 1969, which captures mirages in the Sahara desert. Some narration recites Mayan creation myth by Lotte Eisner, text written by Herzog himself.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fata Morgana

   fä′tä mor-gä′nä, a striking kind of mirage seen most often in the Strait of Messina. [Supposed to be caused by the fairy (fata) Morgana of Arthurian romance.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Fata Morgana

   a mirage occasionally observed in the Strait of Messina, in which, from refraction in the atmosphere, images of objects, such as men, houses, trees, etc., are seen from the coast under or over the surface of the water.

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1. fata morgana

   Read the full text of the Fata Morgana poem by Christina Georgina Rossetti on the Poetry.com website.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fata morgana in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fata morgana in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fata morgana
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fata_Morgana
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fata morgana
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fata morgana
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fata morgana
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#FataMorgana